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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Sparks, GA

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

18

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 18 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sparks. 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 127 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 31275
2024Debby AugTropical storm5859
2023Idalia AugCategory 29838
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4033
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5230
2017Irma SepTropical storm5214
2016Hermine SepCategory 17514
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4028
2005Tammy OctTropical storm4021
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4627
1998Earl SepTropical storm5828
1996Josephine OctTropical storm6353
1995Allison JunTropical storm587
1985Kate NovCategory 18621
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4659
1972Alpha MayTropical storm4653
1966Alma JunTropical storm6921
1964Dora SepTropical storm6928
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4625
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4634
1950King OctTropical storm636
1950Love OctTropical storm4051

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s04
1960s02
1970s02
1980s10
1990s03
2000s03
2010s11
2020s23

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 Sparks 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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