Hurricanes near Skidaway Island, GA
Hurricanes
5
1 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
27
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
2
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 5 hurricanes and 27 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Skidaway Island. 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
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Debby Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 5 |
| 2023 | Idalia Aug | Tropical storm | 63 | 34 |
| 2022 | Colin Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 32 |
| 2021 | Danny Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 38 |
| 2020 | Eta Nov | Tropical storm | 46 | 45 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 2 | 104 | 30 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 32 |
| 2016 | Julia Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 20 |
| 2016 | Colin Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 29 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 9 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 40 | 27 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 22 |
| 1995 | Allison Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 58 |
| 1988 | Chris Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 10 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 63 | 47 |
| 1985 | Bob Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 32 |
| 1984 | Isidore Sep | Tropical storm | 52 | 55 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 58 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 47 |
| 1979 | David Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 7 |
| 1976 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 46 | 9 |
| 1976 | Unnamed May | Tropical storm | 46 | 36 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 46 | 26 |
| 1968 | Abby Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 53 |
| 1966 | Alma Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 13 |
| 1964 | Dora Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 45 |
| 1964 | Cleo Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 20 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 3 |
| 1959 | Gracie Sep | Category 4 | 132 | 47 |
| 1957 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 9 |
| 1954 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 46 | 10 |
| 1952 | Able Aug | Category 2 | 98 | 32 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 |
| 1970s | 1 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
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 Skidaway Island 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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