NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Camilla, 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
64 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Camilla, Georgia since 1851, 10 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 10
- Tropical storms
- 54
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
39 deaths in all
What the records show for Camilla
The strongest storm to pass near Camilla was Helene in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane with 104 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1851, whose centre came within 13 miles. The record near Camilla begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 8 systems. Of the 64 systems, 11 have come since 2000. Camilla has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 81% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 5 times; the most recent, on January 22, 2017, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on February 13, 2000, killed 11 people. Of the 90, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 19. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Camilla has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 17 times since 1960, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 95% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Camilla.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Camilla
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 50 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 24 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 7 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 15 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 70 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 14 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 34 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 24 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 16 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 45 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 13 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Camilla: 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 Camilla
By decade
- 2020s12
- 2010s13(1 EF3+)
- 2000s20(3 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s6
- 1970s14
- 1960s10(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 2 mi | 9.2 mi | 11 / 175 |
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 13 mi | 15 mi | 7 / 15 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F3 | in town | 25 mi | 6 / 200 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF3 | 17 mi | 70.4 mi | 5 / 88 |
| Nov 11, 1968 | F3 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 12 mi | 30.53 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | 20 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 2 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | EF2 | 18 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 20, 2020 | EF2 | 20 mi | 8.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 23 mi | 2.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 13 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Camilla
The Storm Prediction Center has 17 hail reports within 10 miles of Camilla since 1960, made on 14 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 7 days, most recently May 22, 2012. The most recent report is from March 25, 2023. May has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Camilla
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Camilla 3 SE, GA, 2 miles southeast of Camilla at 175 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. June is the wettest at 5.6 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 2.3 inches; the year adds up to 51.7 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 51% of the year's precipitation (26.2 of 51.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 64 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 64 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 33 nights a year. That 51.7 inches is more than at 63 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (58%). Baconton, 13 miles northeast, has its own station (Albany 3 SE, GA): 52.4 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 60 | 38 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Feb | 64 | 41 | 4.8 | 6 |
| Mar | 70 | 46 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 53 | 4.0 | 5 |
| May | 84 | 62 | 2.3 | 4 |
| Jun | 89 | 69 | 5.6 | 8 |
| Jul | 90 | 72 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Aug | 90 | 71 | 5.3 | 8 |
| Sep | 86 | 67 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 79 | 56 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 70 | 45 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 63 | 40 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 55 | 51.7 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Camilla 3 SE, GA (175 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 Camilla
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 134 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Camilla: 109 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 85 mph, on January 2, 2017. April has had the most flash floods, 14 of 19. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 302 have had fewer than Camilla.
January 4, 2015: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Camilla — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “Straight line winds caused roof damage to a house and flipped a camper over. One person inside the camper was injured.”
April 3, 2009: flood 9 miles from the centre of Camilla — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Minor to moderate flooding along the Flint River flooded several homes. Highway 200 in Newton was closed.”
February 13, 2007: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Camilla — $250,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Camilla's ZIP code 31730 have filed 79 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1983, and were paid $1.7 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Flooding in 1998: 18 claims (23% of all) and $791,000, then Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994 with 17. 44% 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, 107 have fewer than Camilla.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Flooding1998 | 18 | $791,000 |
| Tropical Storm Alberto1994 | 17 | $580,000 |
Mitchell County, which includes Camilla, 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 Camilla
- Pelham, GA8 mi
- Baconton, GA13 mi
- Meigs, GA14 mi
- Ochlocknee, GA19 mi
- Doerun, GA21 mi
- Whigham, GA22 mi
- Cairo, GA22 mi
- Albany, GA25 mi
- Climax, GA25 mi
- Coolidge, GA26 mi
- Colquitt, GA26 mi
- Moultrie, GA29 mi
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