NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Brinson, 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
67 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Brinson, Georgia since 1851, 14 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 82 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 14
- Tropical storms
- 53
- Tornadoes
- 82
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Brinson
The strongest storm to pass near Brinson was Michael in 2018, a Category 3 hurricane with 116 mph winds when its centre passed 9 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1851, whose centre came within 5 miles. The record near Brinson begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a Category 3 hurricane 72 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 67 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Brinson has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 91% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 82 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 22, 2005, came within 12 miles. Of the 82, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on January 9, 2024. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 52% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Brinson. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 18 times since 1981, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 94% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Brinson.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Brinson
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 72 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 11 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 9 mi | Category 3 (116 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2008 | FayAug 23 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 21 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | BeckyJul 22 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 11 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 22 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 67 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 17 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJun 13 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 3 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 7 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 14 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 40 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 49 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 64 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 21 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 65 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 12 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 9 | 57 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 5 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Brinson: 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 Brinson
By decade
- 2020s8
- 2010s15
- 2000s15(1 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s5
- 1970s22
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2005 | F3 | 12 mi | 18 mi | 1 / 18 |
| Dec 28, 1968 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 19, 1995 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 5 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 23 mi | 16.33 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.81 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 2, 2017 | EF2 | 25 mi | 10.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 17, 2014 | EF2 | 24 mi | 22.21 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F2 | 17 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 19 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Apr 18, 1988 | F2 | 14 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1988 | F2 | 5 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 3 |
The strongest 12 of 82, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Brinson
The Storm Prediction Center has 18 hail reports within 10 miles of Brinson since 1981, made on 16 separate days. Of these, 11 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on December 29, 1983. The most recent report is from April 3, 2023. March has the most reports, 9.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Brinson
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newton 11 SW, GA, 23 miles northeast of Brinson at 156 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 61°F and 39°F. August is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and May and October the driest at 2.4 inches; the year adds up to 49.7 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (25.0 of 49.7 inches). September has brought the most of the 67 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 79 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 28 nights a year. That 49.7 inches is more than at 40 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (37%). Donalsonville, 12 miles northwest, has its own station (Marianna Municipal Airport, FL): 51.2 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 39 | 3.8 | 6 |
| Feb | 65 | 42 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Mar | 72 | 48 | 5.1 | 5 |
| Apr | 78 | 54 | 4.3 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 2.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 5.3 | 8 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Aug | 90 | 71 | 5.4 | 9 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 3.7 | 5 |
| Oct | 80 | 56 | 2.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 70 | 46 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 42 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Year | 78 | 56 | 49.7 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newton 11 SW, GA (156 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 Brinson
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 137 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Brinson: 129 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on January 2, 2017.
April 5, 2009: flood 9 miles from the centre of Brinson — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Minor to moderate flooding was observed along the Flint River. Runoff from Twin Lakes, Lake Douglas and Slough flooded 25 mobile homes in the Slough Loop subdivision about 5 miles north of Bainbridge.”
March 20, 2003: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Brinson — $200,000 damage.
NWS: “Straight-line winds damaged several homes, with numerous trees and power lines down. Reported by the Seminole County EMA.”
July 11, 2005: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Brinson — $200,000 damage.
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
Decatur County, which includes Brinson, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 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 Decatur County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes and inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $22.7 million a year, the 36th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.2 million (49%), is from inland flooding.
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 Brinson
- Donalsonville, GA12 mi
- Bainbridge, GA12 mi
- Colquitt, GA15 mi
- Climax, GA16 mi
- Chattahoochee, FL19 mi
- Sneads, FL20 mi
- Whigham, GA23 mi
- Quincy, FL24 mi
- Greenwood, FL24 mi
- Grand Ridge, FL25 mi
- Malone, FL27 mi
- Havana, FL29 mi
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