NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Georgetown, 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
40 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Georgetown, Georgia since 1851, 4 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Fred in 2021. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 3 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 4
- Tropical storms
- 36
- Tornadoes
- 73
- EF3 or stronger
- 3
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Georgetown
The strongest storm to pass near Georgetown was Michael in 2018, a Category 1 hurricane with 92 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The record near Georgetown begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Fred in 2021, a tropical storm 24 miles away. The 1880s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 40 systems, 5 have come since 2000. Georgetown has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 69% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 3 times; the most recent, on November 25, 1986, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on November 5, 2002, killed 1 person. Of the 73, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 18. The most recent tornado was on December 10, 2023. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 62% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Georgetown. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 31 times since 1970, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 79% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Georgetown.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Georgetown
Of the 40 tracks on the map, 18 were moving northeast as they passed Georgetown, 9 north and 5 northwest. Michael (2018), the strongest pass, was heading northeast; its centre passed 40 miles southeast of Georgetown. None made landfall within 75 miles of Georgetown; 33 of the 40 were hurricanes at their peak, 4 at their closest to the city. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 6 came near Georgetown: 2.0 a decade, against 2.3 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | FredAug 17 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 40 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 12 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 7 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 53 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 15 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormAug 2 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormOct 20 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 48 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 52 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 Georgetown: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Georgetown
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s26
- 2000s12
- 1990s3
- 1980s7(1 EF3+)
- 1970s4(2 EF3+)
- 1960s4
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 1986 | F3 | 24 mi | 44 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | F3 | 17 mi | 16.8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F3 | 25 mi | 13.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Nov 5, 2002 | F2 | 20 mi | 6 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F2 | 12 mi | 71.5 mi | 1 / 35 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | EF2 | in town | 29.97 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 7 mi | 30.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 13 mi | 6.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | EF2 | 13 mi | 16.86 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 5, 2017 | EF2 | 2 mi | 10.36 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF2 | 21 mi | 12.03 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 7, 2016 | EF2 | 18 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 5 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Georgetown
The Storm Prediction Center has 31 hail reports within 10 miles of Georgetown since 1970, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 24 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on April 5, 2017. The most recent report is from May 9, 2024. April and May have the most reports, 7 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Georgetown
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Eufaula Wildlife Ref, AL, 12 miles north of Georgetown at 300 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 95°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 35°F. December is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 54.0 inches. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (26.2 of 54.0 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 40 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (17); a normal September there has highs of 90°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 85 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 47 nights a year. That 54.0 inches is more than at 81 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (75%). Cuthbert, 18 miles east, has its own station (Cuthbert, GA): 55.6 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 95°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 35 | 4.8 |
| Feb | 67 | 38 | 4.7 |
| Mar | 75 | 44 | 5.1 |
| Apr | 80 | 50 | 4.4 |
| May | 88 | 59 | 3.3 |
| Jun | 93 | 68 | 4.9 |
| Jul | 95 | 71 | 5.4 |
| Aug | 94 | 70 | 4.8 |
| Sep | 90 | 65 | 3.8 |
| Oct | 82 | 53 | 3.1 |
| Nov | 73 | 43 | 4.2 |
| Dec | 65 | 37 | 5.5 |
| Year | 80 | 53 | 54.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Eufaula Wildlife Ref, AL (300 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 Georgetown
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Georgetown: 88 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 flash floods, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $451,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on May 4, 2021.
June 14, 2009: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Georgetown — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
NWS: “A large tree fell on a house and injured a child.”
July 7, 2008: lightning strike 4 miles from the centre of Georgetown — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “A Georgetown restaurant was destroyed by fire. The cause of the blaze was lightning.”
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
Quitman County, which includes Georgetown, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1994, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Quitman County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes and tornadoes; Very Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $2.3 million a year, the 148th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $369,000 (16%), 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).
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Cities near Georgetown
- Eufaula, AL8 mi
- Cuthbert, GA18 mi
- Lumpkin, GA18 mi
- Abbeville, AL20 mi
- Clayton, AL23 mi
- Midway, AL27 mi
- Richland, GA29 mi
- Fort Mitchell, AL30 mi
- Morgan, GA32 mi
- Clio, AL32 mi
- Seale, AL32 mi
- Dawson, GA36 mi
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