NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fort Stewart, 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
101 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Fort Stewart, Georgia since 1851, 18 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Debby in 2024. Since 1950, 43 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 18
- Tropical storms
- 83
- Tornadoes
- 43
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Fort Stewart
The strongest storm to pass near Fort Stewart was Gracie in 1959, a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1881, whose centre came within 4 miles. The record near Fort Stewart begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Debby in 2024, a tropical storm 13 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 10 systems, 2 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 101 systems, 15 have come since 2000. Fort Stewart has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 94% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The strongest of the 43 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on April 5, 2022; its path came within 17 miles, and it killed 1 person. The deadliest, an F2 on April 9, 1998, killed 4 people. Of the 43, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 23 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on January 9, 2024. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 94% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fort Stewart. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 52 times since 1988, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 51% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Fort Stewart.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Fort Stewart
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DebbyAug 6 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 1 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | DannyJun 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | EtaNov 12 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 61 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 14 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | TammyOct 6 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 65 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 29 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 19 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 4 | 26 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 14 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 24 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 28 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 25 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 7 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 29 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | GracieSep 29 | 73 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1954 | Unnamed 1954 stormJul 10 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 64 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 15 | 9 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 6 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 47 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormOct 1 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 4 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 15 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 28 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 19 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 21 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 2 | 51 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 31 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 10 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 29 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 50 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 26 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 62 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1884 | Unnamed 1884 stormSep 11 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 11 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 4 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 11 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 65 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 48 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormJun 2 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 6 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 19 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 5 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 20 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1853 | Unnamed 1853 stormOct 21 | 71 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Fort Stewart: 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 Fort Stewart
By decade
- 2020s7(1 EF3+)
- 2010s7
- 2000s9
- 1990s5(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s8
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF4 | 17 mi | 14.39 mi | 1 / 12 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F3 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 2 / 17 |
| Apr 9, 1998 | F2 | 1 mi | 24.5 mi | 4 / 31 |
| May 12, 1974 | F2 | 12 mi | 9.4 mi | 2 / 7 |
| Oct 27, 2009 | EF2 | 10 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1974 | F2 | 7 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F2 | 19 mi | 5.6 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jan 15, 1971 | F2 | 6 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 15, 1971 | F2 | 19 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | 5 mi | 217.8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | EF1 | 24 mi | 4.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 43, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fort Stewart
The Storm Prediction Center has 52 hail reports within 10 miles of Fort Stewart since 1988, made on 34 separate days. Of these, 36 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 4, 2012. The most recent report is from March 27, 2024. June has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fort Stewart
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Stewart, GA, 2 miles southwest of Fort Stewart at 92 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. June is the wettest at 6.7 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 51.0 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 59% of the year's precipitation (30.2 of 51.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 101 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (31); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from April to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 21 nights a year. That 51.0 inches is more than at 53 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (49%). Richmond Hill, 17 miles east, has its own station (Savannah International Airport, GA): 48.3 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Feb | 67 | 44 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 73 | 49 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 3.3 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Aug | 90 | 73 | 6.6 | 9 |
| Sep | 87 | 69 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 80 | 59 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 49 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 51.0 | 76 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Stewart, GA (92 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 Fort Stewart
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 174 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fort Stewart: 154 thunderstorm wind reports, 12 lightning strikes and 8 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 6, and the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on February 16, 2016. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 8. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 150 have had fewer than Fort Stewart.
September 5, 2011: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Fort Stewart — 4 injured.
NWS: “A lightning strike resulted in 24 soldiers and one civilian being taken to Winn Army Community Hospital in Hinesville, Georgia. The lightning strike occurred during a training exercise in Fort Stewart, Georgia.”
June 26, 2010: lightning strike 2 miles from the centre of Fort Stewart — 1 injured.
June 4, 2013: lightning strike 5 miles from the centre of Fort Stewart — 1 injured.
NWS: “A medic was struck by lightning near the Winn Army Community Hospital. The individual was touching a doorknob when the strike sent an electric shock through the trailer he was in.”
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
Liberty County, which includes Fort Stewart, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Liberty County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $68.4 million a year, the 8th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $51.2 million (75%), 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.