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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Douglas, GA

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

18

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 18 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Douglas. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 109 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 210925
2024Debby AugTropical storm5257
2023Idalia AugCategory 19221
2021Elsa JulTropical storm529
2017Irma SepTropical storm5256
2016Hermine SepTropical storm638
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4012
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4615
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4056
1998Earl SepTropical storm5231
1996Josephine OctTropical storm5853
1995Allison JunTropical storm4610
1985Kate NovCategory 18121
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4658
1968Abby JunTropical storm4658
1966Alma JunTropical storm5818
1964Dora SepTropical storm6921
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5850
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4618
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4634
1950King OctTropical storm5847

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s04
1970s01
1980s10
1990s03
2000s03
2010s02
2020s22

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 Douglas 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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