Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Folkston, GA

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 28 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Folkston. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Idalia in 2023. The strongest was David in 1979, with winds near 98 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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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 Folkston at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.