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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Columbus, GA

Hurricanes

1

None major

Tropical storms

2

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 1 hurricane and 2 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Columbus. That's a hurricane about once every 76 years. The most recent hurricane was Eloise in 1975. The strongest was Eloise in 1975, with winds near 81 mph as it went by.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2017Irma SepTropical storm4011
1975Eloise SepCategory 18154
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5237

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s01
1970s10
1980s00
1990s00
2000s00
2010s01
2020s00

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 Columbus 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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