Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hazlehurst, GA

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hazlehurst, GA, 3 miles north of Hazlehurst at 250 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 72°F; January is the coolest, at 60°F and 38°F. August is the wettest at 6.9 inches of precipitation on average and October and November the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 51.1 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 53% of the year's precipitation (27.2 of 51.1 inches); the other six months are drier. October has brought the most of the 75 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (22); a normal October there has highs of 79°F and 3.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 34 nights a year. That 51.1 inches is more than at 55 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (51%). Baxley, 15 miles east, has its own station (Surrency, GA): 45.7 inches a year, 5.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 115 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hazlehurst: 93 thunderstorm wind reports, 7 flash floods, 7 heavy rain events, 4 floods and 4 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $182,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on January 9, 2024. June has had the most flash floods, 5 of 7. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 129 have had fewer than Hazlehurst.

Flood insurance policyholders in Hazlehurst's ZIP code 31539 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1998, and were paid $48,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 27% 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, 6 have fewer than Hazlehurst.