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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Dawson, 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 Dawson. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm4055
2018Michael OctCategory 311510
2017Irma SepTropical storm469
2004Frances SepTropical storm4037
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4040
1998Earl SepTropical storm5842
1985Kate NovCategory 18152
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4010
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5220
1964Dora SepTropical storm6329
1956Flossy SepTropical storm5235
1953Florence SepTropical storm5234
1950King OctTropical storm466

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s01
1980s10
1990s01
2000s02
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 Dawson 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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