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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Putney, GA

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Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Putney. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. 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
2024Helene SepCategory 210949
2018Michael OctCategory 311520
2017Irma SepTropical storm526
2016Hermine SepTropical storm6956
2004Frances SepTropical storm4643
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4018
1998Earl SepTropical storm6314
1995Allison JunTropical storm5247
1985Kate NovCategory 18624
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4619
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm5248
1964Dora SepTropical storm634
1956Flossy SepTropical storm527
1953Florence SepTropical storm5210
1950King OctTropical storm524

By decade

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

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 Putney 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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