NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Greenville, 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
21 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Greenville, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Eloise in 1975. Since 1950, 107 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 9 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 21
- Tornadoes
- 107
- EF3 or stronger
- 9
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Greenville
None of the 21 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Greenville; the strongest was Eloise in 1975, a tropical storm with 66 mph winds when its centre passed 50 miles away. The record near Greenville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Eloise in 1975. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 6 systems. None of the 21 systems has come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 51% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Greenville. The strongest of the 107 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on March 25, 2021; its path came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 27, 2011, killed 2 people. Of the 107, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 68 have come since 2000. January and April have had the most tornadoes, 23 each. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2025. Greenville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 80% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1964, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Greenville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Greenville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | overhead | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Greenville: 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 Greenville
By decade
- 2020s27(3 EF3+)
- 2010s30(2 EF3+)
- 2000s11(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s15(1 EF3+)
- 1970s11(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
- 1950s2(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF4 | 23 mi | 38.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 24 mi | 30.82 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 13 mi | 21.68 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | EF3 | 10 mi | 21.54 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF3 | 17 mi | 31.16 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Jan 2, 2006 | F3 | 18 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | 18 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 23 |
| Apr 2, 1970 | F3 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F3 | 13 mi | 51 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F2 | 16 mi | 8 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 18 mi | 21.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 3 mi | 23.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 107, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Greenville
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Greenville since 1964, made on 25 separate days. Of these, 13 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on December 24, 1964. The most recent report is from March 26, 2023. March has the most reports, 8.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Greenville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Atlanta, GA, 25 miles northeast of Greenville at 858 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 34°F. March is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 49.4 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (24.1 of 49.4 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 21 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 3.5 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 51 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 65 nights a year. That 49.4 inches is more than at 37 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (34%). Woodbury, 9 miles southeast, has its own station (Thomaston 4SE, GA): 50.4 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and the same July average high, 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 34 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 37 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Mar | 68 | 43 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Apr | 75 | 49 | 3.8 | 6 |
| May | 83 | 58 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 88 | 67 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 71 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Aug | 90 | 70 | 4.0 | 7 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 3.5 | 5 |
| Oct | 76 | 51 | 3.4 | 4 |
| Nov | 66 | 41 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Dec | 58 | 36 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 49.4 | 74 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Atlanta, GA (858 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 Greenville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 67 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Greenville: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 1 person and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $841,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 15, 2022.
July 6, 2005: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Greenville — 1 killed, $163,000 damage.
July 20, 2000: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Greenville — 1 injured, $40,000 damage.
NWS: “The Manchester Star Mercury reported that a Greenville woman was injured when a tree fell on the vehicle she was driving during the thunderstorm. The Manchester Public Works Department also reported numerous trees down just north of Manchester.”
May 2, 2003: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Greenville — 1 injured, $7,000 damage.
NWS: “The Meriwether county Fire Department reported that a number of trees were blown down throughout the county. As noted by amateur radio operators, however, the majority of the trees, and even some power lines, were down in Gay and Greenville.”
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
Meriwether County, which includes Greenville, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on January 16, 2023. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Meriwether County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.8 million a year, the 119th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.8 million (58%), 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 Greenville
- Woodbury, GA9 mi
- Warm Springs, GA10 mi
- Luthersville, GA12 mi
- Manchester, GA14 mi
- Hogansville, GA14 mi
- Pine Mountain, GA14 mi
- Grantville, GA14 mi
- Molena, GA16 mi
- Shiloh, GA16 mi
- Moreland, GA17 mi
- Concord, GA17 mi
- Lagrange, GA17 mi
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