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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Hazlehurst, GA

Hurricanes

3

None major

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Hazlehurst. 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 92 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 19237
2023Idalia AugCategory 17524
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5211
2016Hermine SepTropical storm6321
2006Alberto JunTropical storm407
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4641
1998Earl SepTropical storm5223
1995Allison JunTropical storm466
1985Kate NovCategory 17511
1970Alma MayTropical storm4054
1968Abby JunTropical storm4636
1966Alma JunTropical storm5230
1964Dora SepTropical storm696
1960Brenda JulTropical storm6353
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4625
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4020

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s04
1970s01
1980s10
1990s02
2000s02
2010s01
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 Hazlehurst 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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