Hurricane Irma: LATEST UPDATE, Need-To-Know Facts

Georgia began picking up the pieces the day after Hurricane Irma ripped through the Peach State Tuesday. Residents woke up to widespread power outages, as schools remained closed and the state grappled with the loss of life in three separate tragic accidents. Throughout the day, we learned of road closures and gas shortages across the state, and some school systems decided to close for another day.

The storm that was once Hurricane Irma pushed through Georgia Monday night, leaving more than a million residents without power and capping off days of preparation. The storm forced Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority to suspend bus and rail service, and Delta cancelled 800 flights out of its hub airport. All of Georgia’s 159 counties were under a state of emergency. Tuesday, however, the state turned toward clean-up and assessing damage.

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Here are the latest need-to-know facts. Share this with your neighbors on Facebook and Twitter:

• Atlanta Public Schools Make Decision On Classes For Wednesday, Sept. 13: As Atlanta began to recuperate from the effects of Hurricane Irma, Atlanta Public Schools announced classes will be canceled for Wednesday Sept. 13. Metro Atlanta will begin to dry out as the fast-moving storm moves north and the sunshine returns Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
• Gas Outages Popping Up in Metro Atlanta: Gas stations in metro Atlanta and elsewhere throughout Georgia were reporting gas outages Tuesday as supply lines snarled by Hurricane Irma mixed with heavy demand from storm-weary evacuees starting to head back south after the storm.
• When Will Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools Reopen?: Hurricane Irma: Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools students will not return to school until next week, officials announced Tuesday.
• Forsyth Woman Killed By Hurricane Irma Identified: A retired court reporter who worked in Forsyth and Cherokee counties has been identified as the woman killed Monday afternoon when winds from Hurricane Irma downed a tree on her vehicle in Cumming.
• Hurricane Irma: Marietta And Cobb Schools Make Decision On Classes For Wednesday, Sept. 13: The Cobb County School District along with Marietta City Schools announced that classes will resume on Wednesday Sept. 13. Metro Atlanta will begin to dry out after feeling the effects of fast-moving Hurricane Irma the past two days. Temperatures will rise as the sunshine returns Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.

Watch: FEMA Says Irma Clean-Up Will Be A Complex And Frustrating Process

You may also want to read about: More than a million Georgians awoke without power Tuesday: two tragic Irma-related fatalities were reported, in Forsyth County and downtown Woodstock; Twitter freaking out about Atlanta’s first tropical storm warning; more than 175 Airbnb homes around Atlanta opening up for free for evacuees; Atlanta rolling out the red carpet for evacuees, the list of shelters for people and their pets, the potential for widespread power outages; a Florida family was in a fender bender in Decatur and their cat escaped in the commotion; 100 animals from Florida brought to Atlanta through rescue efforts; how to plan for your pet's care during the storm; and a look back at the worst storms to hit Georgia.

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