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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Georgetown-Quitman County, GA

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Hurricanes

2

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

10

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 10 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Georgetown-Quitman County. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Fred AugTropical storm4621
2018Michael OctCategory 311539
2017Irma SepTropical storm4628
2004Frances SepTropical storm408
1994Beryl AugTropical storm4016
1975Eloise SepCategory 29856
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4039
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm527
1964Dora SepTropical storm5246
1956Flossy SepTropical storm5257
1953Florence SepTropical storm5249
1950King OctTropical storm467

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s11
1980s00
1990s01
2000s01
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 Georgetown-Quitman County 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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