Email newsletter signupBut Pryor said he expected help from a type of federal hurricane insurance for wind damage to crops. It’s available for farmers to purchase from the U.S. Department of Agriculture on top of their underlying crop insurance policy. Rollins estimates up to two dozen Georgia farmers are facing this problem. Citing reports that Helene damaged some of NOAA’s systems, Carter said he blames damage from the storm for causing inaccurate wind data and leaving farmers in the lurch. “It shows the path of the hurricane going up through middle Georgia when we know it was more toward east Georgia.