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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Sylvania, GA

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Sylvania. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was David in 1979. The strongest was Gracie in 1959, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2023Idalia AugTropical storm6332
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5210
2018Florence SepTropical storm4059
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5835
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4651
1995Allison JunTropical storm409
1988Chris AugTropical storm4632
1985Kate NovTropical storm6319
1985Bob JulTropical storm6956
1979David SepCategory 18634
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4660
1970Alma MayTropical storm4628
1968Abby JunTropical storm4028
1966Alma JunTropical storm4654
1964Dora SepTropical storm6921
1964Cleo AugTropical storm529
1959Gracie SepCategory 312156
1952Able AugCategory 19250

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s20
1960s04
1970s12
1980s03
1990s01
2000s00
2010s03
2020s02

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 Sylvania 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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