Helene’s wind and rain left Georgia by Friday afternoon — but communities will reckon with its aftereffects for weeks.The storm, which made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as a Category 4 hurricane but weakened to a tropical storm before hitting metro Atlanta,

ATLANTA — At least 15 people have died in Georgia from causes related to Hurricane Helene, according to Garrison Douglas, a spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp. Hurricane Helene weakened into a tropical depression on Friday after making landfall overnight in northwestern Florida as a Category 4 storm. The storm has been blamed for at least 40 deaths.