We urgently need your help to support the families and communities impacted by this devastating storm,” Red Cross said in their donation plea.

Hurricane Helene is forecast to quickly intensify as it emerges into the Gulf of Mexico, becoming a major hurricane before landfall late Thursday along Florida's Big Bend region, not far from Apalachicola. In anticipation of the storm's impacts, Georgia's governor issued a State of Emergency to free up resources.

Georgia Power is working to have almost all of metro Atlanta back online by Sunday evening. Poor Makari Vickers had no idea what was coming. Miami avoided a massive upset thanks to a controversial overturned call on the final play of the game.

Jersey Central Power & Light is part of a contingent of utility workers from FirstEnergy Corp. who were called to help restore power in Helene's wake.

Power has already been restored to more than 520,000 Georgia Power customers so far following Hurricane Helene.