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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Pelham, GA

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Hurricanes

5

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Pelham. That's a hurricane about once every 15 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 312744
2022Nicole NovTropical storm4022
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4646
2018Michael OctCategory 312731
2017Irma SepTropical storm5222
2016Hermine SepCategory 17541
2004Frances SepTropical storm5228
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4615
1998Earl SepTropical storm698
1995Allison JunTropical storm5835
1994Beryl AugTropical storm4051
1985Kate NovCategory 1868
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4633
1966Alma JunCategory 17545
1964Dora SepTropical storm6319
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm5250
1956Flossy SepTropical storm5213
1953Florence SepTropical storm5214
1950King OctTropical storm5821

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s04
1960s11
1970s01
1980s10
1990s03
2000s02
2010s21
2020s12

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 Pelham 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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