NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Colquitt, 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
62 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Colquitt, Georgia since 1851, 12 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 86 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 12
- Tropical storms
- 50
- Tornadoes
- 86
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
28 deaths in all
What the records show for Colquitt
The strongest storm to pass near Colquitt was Helene in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1856, whose centre came within 2 miles. The record near Colquitt 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 62 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Colquitt has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 84% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 86 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on March 22, 2005, came within 2 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on February 13, 2000, killed 11 people. Of the 86, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 51 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 17. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Colquitt has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 15 times since 1998, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Colquitt.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Colquitt
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 73 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 4 mi | Category 2 (108 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 7 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1994 | BerylAug 16 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 30 mi | Category 1 (84 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 28 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 25 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 48 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 49 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 55 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 29 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 74 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 2 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 63 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 3 mi | Category 1 (93 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Colquitt: 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 Colquitt
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s18
- 2000s19(3 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s4
- 1970s13
- 1960s4
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 24 mi | 9.2 mi | 11 / 175 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F3 | 24 mi | 25 mi | 6 / 200 |
| Mar 22, 2005 | F3 | 2 mi | 18 mi | 1 / 18 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF2 | 18 mi | 30.53 mi | 6 / 3 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 15 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF2 | 16 mi | 21.73 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 18.88 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | EF2 | 10 mi | 1.81 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 2, 2017 | EF2 | 15 mi | 4.43 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2017 | EF2 | 13 mi | 10.87 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 2, 2017 | EF2 | 19 mi | 4.34 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1988 | F2 | 15 mi | 15 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 86, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Colquitt
The Storm Prediction Center has 15 hail reports within 10 miles of Colquitt since 1998, made on 13 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 10, 2024, the most recent report. March has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Colquitt
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newton 11 SW, GA, 14 miles east of Colquitt 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 62 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); 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, 14 miles southwest, 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 Colquitt
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 95 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Colquitt: 82 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 3 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 2 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $893,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on February 18, 2012. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 150 have had fewer than Colquitt.
April 2, 2016: heavy rain event 5 miles from the centre of Colquitt — 2 killed, 1 injured.
NWS: “A traffic accident caused by hydroplaning resulted in two deaths and one injury in Miller county on Highway 91 between Colquitt and Newton.”
January 1, 2016: flood 9 miles from the centre of Colquitt — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “The Flint River at Bainbridge crested in the moderate flood stage category at its 11th highest crest on record on January 4th. The Bainbridge water treatment plant suffered significant damage due to the flooding.”
January 2, 1999: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Colquitt — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “Straight-line winds damaged several homes, barns, businesses, roads, and farm equipment. Significant damage was sustained near Mayhaw where a barn was scattered over a 50-acre patch and a large irrigation system was overturned.”
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 Colquitt's ZIP code 39837 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1998, and were paid $172,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 30% 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, 0 have fewer than Colquitt.
Miller County, which includes Colquitt, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Miller County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.4 million a year, the 116th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (40%), 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 Colquitt
- Donalsonville, GA14 mi
- Brinson, GA15 mi
- Blakely, GA20 mi
- Bainbridge, GA22 mi
- Climax, GA23 mi
- Camilla, GA26 mi
- Whigham, GA27 mi
- Morgan, GA28 mi
- Columbia, AL30 mi
- Pelham, GA30 mi
- Malone, FL32 mi
- Greenwood, FL33 mi
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