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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Adel, GA

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

19

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 19 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Adel. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 31274
2024Debby AugTropical storm6356
2023Idalia AugCategory 29836
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4030
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5227
2017Irma SepTropical storm5214
2016Hermine SepCategory 17511
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4026
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4024
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4626
1998Earl SepTropical storm5831
1996Josephine OctTropical storm6350
1995Allison JunTropical storm585
1985Kate NovCategory 18623
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4656
1972Alpha MayTropical storm4650
1966Alma JunTropical storm6918
1964Dora SepTropical storm6331
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5259
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4622
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4637
1950King OctTropical storm635
1950Love OctTropical storm4648

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s04
1960s03
1970s02
1980s10
1990s03
2000s03
2010s11
2020s23

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Adel at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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