Gov. Brian Kemp issues a state of emergency Tuesday for every county as Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency prepares.

The Gulf Coast is preparing for a potentially significant hurricane landfall in the coming days. Let's take a look at how this will affect Georgia.

In Lowndes County, storm preparation has become very extensive since the impact of Hurricane Idalia one year ago.

According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Tropical Storm Helene is expected to hit South Georgia on Thursday evening into Friday morning. Here is how several South Georgia communities plan to prepare for the upcoming storm: Thomas County Public Works is providing free sandbags to residents.

Tropical Storm Helene is headed towards Florida and surrounding states including Georgia can also expect weather disturbances including heavy rainfall and potential flooding throughout the course of the week.

The National Weather Service said Tuesday that a major storm is expected to move into Southeast Georgia on Thursday night.