The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the Savannah area, with impacts from Tropical Storm Helene expected Thursday.

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

The latest forecast shows Tropical Storm Helene hitting Georgia early Friday morning and moving north across the state into metro Atlanta.

Helene is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane before making landfall, according to the National Weather Service.

The National Weather Service and National Hurricane Center have issued a new advisory for Tropical Storm Helene, indicating that the storm will intensify and is expected to become a hurricane later today.

FOX 29 Meteorologist Kathy Orr takes a look at how the potential Hurricane Helene will affect the Philadelphia area.