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Hurricane history · Georgia

Hurricanes near Tifton, GA

Hurricanes

4

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Tifton. 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 115 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Helene SepCategory 311517
2023Idalia AugCategory 19252
2021Mindy SepTropical storm4054
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5243
2018Michael OctCategory 19246
2017Irma SepTropical storm5223
2016Hermine SepTropical storm6932
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4042
2005Tammy OctTropical storm407
2004Jeanne SepTropical storm4618
1998Earl SepTropical storm5813
1995Allison JunTropical storm5220
1985Kate NovCategory 1813
1966Alma JunTropical storm6339
1964Dora SepTropical storm697
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4643
1956Flossy SepTropical storm4615
1950King OctTropical storm5820

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s03
1960s02
1970s00
1980s10
1990s02
2000s03
2010s12
2020s22

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 Tifton 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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