NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hapeville, 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
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hapeville, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 127 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 127
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Hapeville
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hapeville; the strongest was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm with 60 mph winds when its centre passed 72 miles away. The record near Hapeville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The 1890s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 4 systems each. Of the 18 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 58% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Hapeville. The highest rating among the 127 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 25, 2021, came within 18 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on March 24, 1975, killed 3 people. Of the 127, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 62 have come since 2000. March has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 29, 2025. Hapeville has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 96% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 148 times since 1955, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Hapeville has more hail reports within 10 miles than 91% of the 405 Georgia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hapeville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 5 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 23 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 52 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 Hapeville: 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 Hapeville
By decade
- 2020s24(1 EF3+)
- 2010s24(1 EF3+)
- 2000s14
- 1990s15(3 EF3+)
- 1980s19(1 EF3+)
- 1970s14(3 EF3+)
- 1960s11(1 EF3+)
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF4 | 18 mi | 38.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 24 mi | 20 mi | 0 / 46 |
| Mar 24, 1975 | F3 | 11 mi | 14.8 mi | 3 / 152 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 22 mi | 21.68 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Jan 10, 1972 | F3 | in town | 6.3 mi | 1 / 9 |
| Feb 21, 1993 | F3 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 29, 1991 | F3 | 19 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 25 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | 23 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 23 |
| May 27, 1973 | F3 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 24, 1964 | F3 | 12 mi | 75.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Mar 31, 1973 | F2 | 10 mi | 72.4 mi | 2 / 100 |
| Mar 14, 2008 | EF2 | 6 mi | 6.25 mi | 1 / 30 |
The strongest 12 of 127, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hapeville
The Storm Prediction Center has 148 hail reports within 10 miles of Hapeville since 1955, made on 103 separate days. Of these, 86 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 6, 1999. The most recent report is from June 27, 2025. April has the most reports, 31.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hapeville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, GA, 3 miles southwest of Hapeville at 1,010 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 36°F. July is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.3 inches; the year adds up to 50.6 inches over 77 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (24.7 of 50.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 3.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 36 nights a year. Snowfall averages 2.2 inches a year, most of it in January. That 50.6 inches is more than at 49 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (45%). Morrow, 6 miles southeast, has its own station (Jonesboro, GA): 53.1 inches a year, 2.5 more than here, and the same July average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 36 | 4.6 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Feb | 58 | 39 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Mar | 66 | 45 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Apr | 74 | 53 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 61 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 69 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 72 | 4.8 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 71 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 66 | 3.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 55 | 3.3 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 64 | 44 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 56 | 38 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Year | 73 | 54 | 50.6 | 77 | 2.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport, GA (1,010 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 Hapeville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 334 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hapeville: 269 thunderstorm wind reports, 46 flash floods, 10 lightning strikes, 5 floods and 4 heavy rain events. They killed 2 people and injured 13, and the NWS estimated $9.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 23, 2019. October has had the most flash floods, 13 of 46. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 369 have had fewer than Hapeville.
March 1, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Hapeville — 1 killed, $15,000 damage.
February 16, 2025: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Hapeville — 1 killed.
June 8, 2022: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Hapeville — 5 injured.
NWS: “Reports of a large tree downed onto a home in the 2700 block of Grand Avenue.”
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 Hapeville's ZIP code 30354 have filed 34 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $445,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 29% 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, 71 have fewer than Hapeville.
Fulton County, which includes Hapeville, has been named in 22 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1975, 13 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Fulton County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for heat waves; Relatively Low for hurricanes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $234.6 million a year, the 2nd highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $164.3 million (70%), 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.