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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Fort Valley, GA

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

2

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 2 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Fort Valley. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 81 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 18143
2018Michael OctCategory 18119
2017Irma SepTropical storm4054
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm462

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s00
1960s01
1970s00
1980s00
1990s00
2000s00
2010s11
2020s10

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 Fort Valley 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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