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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Fitzgerald, GA

Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Fitzgerald. That's a hurricane about once every 19 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 21098
2023Idalia AugCategory 18647
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5236
2018Michael OctCategory 18146
2017Irma SepTropical storm5246
2016Hermine SepTropical storm6334
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4037
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4019
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4030
1998Earl SepTropical storm5210
1995Allison JunTropical storm4618
1985Kate NovCategory 1816
1966Alma JunTropical storm5843
1964Dora SepTropical storm693
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4645
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4610
1950King OctTropical storm5843

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s00
1980s10
1990s02
2000s03
2010s12
2020s21

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 Fitzgerald 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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