Hellacious Helene

Gannon Woods, a member of Amelia Baptist Church, helps to clean up the church's parking lot Friday. Woods and others volunteered to clean up debris on the church's property after Hurricane Helene spread Tropical Storm force winds into Nassau County in the early hours of Friday morning. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Electricians work on power lines midday Friday at State Road 200 and Pages Dairy Road in Yulee following Hurricane Helene. Several electrical companies were contracted to assist in getting power up and running through the state. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

A tree lay on top of Mike Adam's trailer in Fernandina Beach after Hurricane Helene spread tropical storm force winds into Nassau County in the early hours of Friday morning. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Visitors on American Beach midday Friday. County workers had the majority of debris cleaned up and beach driving already had reopened by midday Friday. Hurricane Helene blew through only hours before. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

County workers had the majority of debris cleaned up but some debris could still be seen around the county by midday Friday — like here at American Beach. Hurricane Helene blew through Nassau County only hours before. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Nassau County workers had the majority of debris cleaned off the roads by midday Friday but brush and debris could be still be seen and and some private property damage remained. Hurricane Helene blew through only hours before. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader

Nassau County workers had the majority of debris cleaned off the roads by midday Friday but brush and debris could still be seen and and some private property damage remained. Hurricane Helene blew through only hours earlier. Photo by Ashley Chandler/News-Leader