Utility crews and first responders are still struggling to assess the damage done by Hurricane Helene, which wreaked destruction on South Carolina in the early hours of Friday morning.

South Carolina was the worst-affected state, with 1,089,535 outages recorded as of early Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us, a service that tracks disruptions. In South Carolina's Greenville County alone, 258,688 outages were recorded.

Energy providers offer updates on power restoration across the Upstate after the effects of Hurricane Helene hit early on Friday, Sept. 27.

Thousands still without power in Beaufort and Jasper counties after Hurricane Helene. Which areas are affected?

The category 3 storm made landfall in Florida and the effects of it rippled across Georgia and the Carolinas early Friday, leaving many in the dark.

Hurricane Helene punched the Columbia area and South Carolina with high winds and heavy rain during the early morning hours Friday, leaving a mess of flooded streets, downed trees and tens of thousands of homes in the capital city without power.

Hurricane Helene punched the Columbia area and South Carolina with high winds and heavy rain during the early morning hours Friday, leaving a mess of flooded streets, downed branches and tens of thousands of homes in the capital city without power.