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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Blakely, GA

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Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

11

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 11 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Blakely. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Michael in 2018. The strongest was Michael in 2018, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm5228
2018Michael OctCategory 413218
2017Irma SepTropical storm4647
2004Frances SepTropical storm462
1998Earl SepTropical storm6939
1994Beryl AugTropical storm526
1985Kate NovCategory 18652
1972Agnes JunTropical storm5216
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5226
1964Dora SepTropical storm5820
1956Flossy SepTropical storm6325
1953Florence SepTropical storm6315
1950King OctTropical storm4632

By decade

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

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 Blakely 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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