Hurricanes in Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh and Nashville

No hurricane centre has passed within 75 miles of Atlanta since records began (1851 in the Atlantic, 1949 in the eastern Pacific). The closest a storm came while still a hurricane was an unnamed 1898 storm, 150 miles southeast of the city on October 3. Counting every strength, 44 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Atlanta: 12 as tropical storms, 23 as tropical depressions and 9 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest at its closest point was Helene (2024), a tropical storm with 59 mph sustained winds 71 miles east of the city. The most recent was Helene, in September 2024. Atlanta's storm record page counts the 12 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 32 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

3 hurricane centres passed within 75 miles of Charlotte: an unnamed 1893 storm, an unnamed 1896 storm and Hugo (1989). Counting every strength, 61 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Charlotte: 3 as hurricanes, 26 as tropical storms, 16 as tropical depressions and 16 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest at its closest point was an unnamed 1896 storm, a hurricane with 85 mph sustained winds 68 miles southeast of the city. The most recent was Debby, in August 2024. Charlotte's storm record page counts the 29 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 32 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

3 hurricane centres passed within 75 miles of Raleigh: an unnamed 1876 storm, an unnamed 1893 storm and an unnamed 1896 storm. Counting every strength, 80 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Raleigh: 3 as hurricanes, 35 as tropical storms, 19 as tropical depressions and 23 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest at its closest point was Hazel (1954), a post-tropical remnant with 96 mph sustained winds 17 miles east of the city. The most recent was Chantal, in July 2025. Raleigh's storm record page counts the 38 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 42 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.

No hurricane centre has passed within 75 miles of Nashville since records began (1851 in the Atlantic, 1949 in the eastern Pacific). The closest a storm came while still a hurricane was Frederic in 1979, 292 miles south of the city on September 13. Counting every strength, 26 tropical systems passed within 75 miles of Nashville: 3 as tropical storms, 14 as tropical depressions and 9 as post-tropical remnants. The strongest at its closest point was an unnamed 1888 storm, a tropical storm with 56 mph sustained winds 52 miles northwest of the city. The most recent was Helene, in September 2024. Nashville's storm record page counts the 3 still at tropical-storm strength or more; the other 23 had weakened to depressions or remnant lows by the time they passed.