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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Henderson, GA

Hurricanes

5

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

25

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Henderson. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Matthew in 2016. The strongest was Gracie in 1959, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in June.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Debby AugTropical storm526
2023Idalia AugTropical storm6322
2022Colin JulTropical storm4045
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5255
2021Danny JunTropical storm4043
2020Eta NovTropical storm4657
2016Matthew OctCategory 29843
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5820
2016Julia SepTropical storm4631
2016Colin JunTropical storm5239
2013Andrea JunTropical storm467
2012Beryl MayTropical storm4015
2002Kyle OctTropical storm4036
1995Allison JunTropical storm4046
1988Chris AugTropical storm5221
1985Kate NovTropical storm6337
1985Bob JulCategory 17545
1979David SepCategory 1927
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4623
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4645
1970Alma MayTropical storm4612
1968Abby JunTropical storm4642
1966Alma JunTropical storm522
1964Dora SepTropical storm6935
1964Cleo AugTropical storm588
1960Brenda JulTropical storm6911
1959Gracie SepCategory 413252
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4011
1954Unnamed JulTropical storm4021
1952Able AugCategory 29843

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s22
1960s05
1970s13
1980s12
1990s01
2000s01
2010s15
2020s06

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 Henderson 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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