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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near McRae-Helena, GA

Hurricanes

4

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of McRae-Helena. That's a hurricane about once every 19 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 June.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 19218
2023Idalia AugCategory 17545
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5230
2018Michael OctCategory 17547
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5840
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4030
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4048
1998Earl SepTropical storm523
1995Allison JunTropical storm4019
1985Kate NovCategory 17516
1968Abby JunTropical storm4051
1966Alma JunTropical storm5251
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm4660
1964Dora SepTropical storm6915
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4047
1956Flossy SepTropical storm405

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s04
1970s00
1980s10
1990s02
2000s02
2010s11
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 McRae-Helena 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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