NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Baconton, GA
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
65 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Baconton, Georgia since 1851, 11 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 11
- Tropical storms
- 54
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
42 deaths in all
What the records show for Baconton
The strongest storm to pass near Baconton was Helene in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane with 98 mph winds when its centre passed 48 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1851, whose centre came within 10 miles. The record near Baconton begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The 1870s and the 1880s were the busiest decades, with 7 systems each. Of the 65 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Baconton has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 83% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on January 22, 2017, came within 11 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on February 13, 2000, killed 11 people. Of the 109, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 47 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Baconton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 82% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1961, with stones up to 3.75 inches. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Baconton.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Baconton
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 48 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 22 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 7 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 19 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | overhead | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 72 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | overhead | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 69 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 6 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 19 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 37 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 20 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 11 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 12 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 46 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 10 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Baconton: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Baconton
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s11(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22(3 EF3+)
- 1990s17
- 1980s7
- 1970s13
- 1960s15(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 10 mi | 9.2 mi | 11 / 175 |
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 22 mi | 15 mi | 7 / 15 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F3 | 5 mi | 25 mi | 6 / 200 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF3 | 11 mi | 70.4 mi | 5 / 88 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F3 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 4 mi | 30.53 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Oct 30, 1993 | F2 | 21 mi | 5 mi | 3 / 27 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | 17 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 7 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | EF2 | 12 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | EF2 | 8 mi | 8.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 24 mi | 2.93 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Baconton
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Baconton since 1961, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3.75 inches, fell on June 14, 2023. The most recent report is from June 25, 2025. May and June have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Baconton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Albany 3 SE, GA, 11 miles north of Baconton at 180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 37°F. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (26.4 of 52.4 inches). September has brought the most of the 65 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 88 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 36 nights a year. That 52.4 inches is more than at 69 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (64%). Camilla, 13 miles southwest, has its own station (Camilla 3 SE, GA): 51.7 inches a year, 0.7 less than here, and a July average high of 90°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 37 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 41 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Mar | 71 | 46 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 3.9 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 5.2 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 72 | 5.5 | 9 |
| Aug | 91 | 72 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 3.0 | 4 |
| Nov | 69 | 45 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Dec | 62 | 40 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 52.4 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Albany 3 SE, GA (180 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Baconton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Baconton: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 5 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $482,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on December 15, 2007. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 8. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 150 have had fewer than Baconton.
March 3, 2001: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Baconton — 2 injured, $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A microburst caused F1 damage along a half mile path. Three mobile homes were destroyed.”
December 15, 2007: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Baconton — 1 injured, $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several trees were toppled and roofs were blown off four houses in Baconton. Several mobile homes were damaged northeast of Baconton near Stagecoach Road and County Line Road.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Flood insurance policyholders in Baconton's ZIP code 31716 have filed 15 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1986, and were paid $326,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 20% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 154 Georgia cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 25 have fewer than Baconton.
Mitchell County, which includes Baconton, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1974, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Mitchell County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.5 million a year, the 50th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (32%), is from hurricanes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Baconton
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- Doerun, GA13 mi
- Albany, GA14 mi
- Pelham, GA18 mi
- Sylvester, GA20 mi
- Meigs, GA20 mi
- Poulan, GA23 mi
- Leesburg, GA24 mi
- Moultrie, GA27 mi
- Ochlocknee, GA27 mi
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