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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Donalsonville, GA

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Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Donalsonville. 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 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm5831
2018Michael OctCategory 41445
2017Irma SepTropical storm4659
2004Frances SepTropical storm5212
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4058
1998Earl SepTropical storm6921
1994Beryl AugTropical storm5813
1985Kate NovCategory 19234
1972Agnes JunTropical storm636
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5242
1964Dora SepTropical storm5211
1956Flossy SepTropical storm693
1953Florence SepTropical storm699
1950King OctTropical storm4650

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s01
1980s10
1990s02
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 Donalsonville 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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