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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Quitman, GA

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Hurricanes

6

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

21

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 6 hurricanes and 21 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Quitman. That's a hurricane about once every 13 years. The most recent hurricane was Helene in 2024. The strongest was Helene in 2024, with winds near 138 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 41384
2024Debby AugCategory 17543
2023Idalia AugCategory 311531
2022Nicole NovTropical storm4044
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4612
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5824
2017Irma SepTropical storm589
2016Hermine SepCategory 1816
2016Colin JunTropical storm5255
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4620
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4048
2004Frances SepTropical storm5846
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm468
1998Earl SepTropical storm5844
1996Josephine OctTropical storm6935
1995Allison JunTropical storm638
1985Kate NovCategory 18634
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4643
1972Alpha MayTropical storm4636
1971Unnamed AugTropical storm4047
1966Alma JunCategory 1864
1964Dora SepTropical storm6345
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5250
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm5213
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4652
1950King OctTropical storm6917
1950Love OctTropical storm5244

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s04
1960s12
1970s03
1980s10
1990s03
2000s04
2010s12
2020s33

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 Quitman 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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