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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Albany, GA

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Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Albany. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 210454
2018Michael OctCategory 311511
2017Irma SepTropical storm525
2004Frances SepTropical storm4643
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4022
1998Earl SepTropical storm6322
1995Allison JunTropical storm5255
1985Kate NovCategory 18632
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4011
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5240
1964Dora SepTropical storm6312
1956Flossy SepTropical storm5214
1953Florence SepTropical storm5217
1950King OctTropical storm525

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s01
1980s10
1990s02
2000s02
2010s11
2020s10

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 Albany 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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