AUGUSTA, Ga. ()- Storm cleanup continues around the CSRA more than 8 months since Hurricane Helene hit our area.
Local tree companies are staying busy cutting the last fallen trees and removing those that are at risk of falling.
Driving around Augusta neighborhoods, you can still spot trees in yards and exposed root balls awaiting removal, catching the attention of tree service companies like Removify.
“Even after 8 months, we still have stumps that remain unaddressed. People might not be concerned about them right now or are hesitant to spend money. Regardless, every so often, we’re still handling parts of jobs leftover from the storm,” explained owner Matthew Turner.
Turner says tree cleanup and removal since September has been the biggest task for his company since he started 4 years ago.
Business has slowed down, but the phone calls are still rolling in.
“On some days, we manage just one job, depending on its scale, while on others, we tackle four. With only so many hours in a day, many tasks we undertake are quite technical and intricate,” Turner noted.
The same fallen trees they’re cutting are still leaving their mark on homes around Augusta.
Roofing companies like RCS Roofing are also staying busy as some homes are still covered in tarps.
“We’re still doing about 2 a day. Of course, we try to take care of the people in emergency types of situations like tarps. Or, if they have a hole in their house or something like that, we have to get it covered,” said manager Scott Gunter.
Helene has also left plenty of leaning trees that are at risk of falling.
As the 2025 hurricane season is underway, experts want you to take note of those trees to protect your home.
“If you’ve got a half fallen tree that came from the storm, if it poses any threat as far as distance to the house, that’d be something that I would want to get taken out sooner than later. It’s going to fall at some point, it’s just a matter of when,” said Turner.
“If you take a look around, you see leaning trees everywhere—-and those are fragile,” Gunter said. “If the wind comes, they’re going to go. I saw tops fall off just in the last week, so it’s something to be careful of.”
When the hurricane hit, many homeowners took it upon themselves to work together cutting trees.
While storm cleanup is in the home stretch, Turner recommends you to call experts like him instead to cut and remove fallen trees properly and safely.
