NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Homerville, 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
79 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Homerville, Georgia since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 40 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 71
- Tornadoes
- 40
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Homerville
The strongest storm to pass near Homerville was an unnamed storm in 1896, a Category 2 hurricane with 107 mph winds when its centre passed 40 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Idalia in 2023, whose centre came within 4 miles. The record near Homerville begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a Category 1 hurricane 38 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 9 systems. Of the 79 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Homerville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 76% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The strongest of the 40 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF3 on March 3, 2012; its path came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on April 8, 1974, killed 1 person. Of the 40, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 22 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 96% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Homerville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 35 times since 1998, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 72% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Homerville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Homerville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 38 mi | Category 1 (94 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 5 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 4 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2020 | EtaNov 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 14 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2005 | TammyOct 6 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 28 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1971 | Unnamed 1971 stormAug 16 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 7 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 10 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 15 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 6 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormOct 1 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 30 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 15 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 2 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 15 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 29 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 19 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 2 | 34 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 40 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 46 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 11 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 11 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 70 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormJun 2 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 6 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 34 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Homerville: 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 Homerville
By decade
- 2020s9
- 2010s6(1 EF3+)
- 2000s7
- 1990s6
- 1980s5
- 1970s3
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2012 | EF3 | 21 mi | 10.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 5, 2005 | F2 | 10 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1982 | F2 | 17 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Feb 25, 1970 | F2 | 17 mi | 10.9 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 8, 1964 | F2 | 24 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1974 | F1 | 24 mi | 92.6 mi | 1 / 7 |
| Mar 9, 2024 | EF1 | 7 mi | 5.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 22, 2023 | EF1 | 25 mi | 3.66 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.16 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | EF1 | 13 mi | 2.46 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 1, 2016 | EF1 | 9 mi | 7.81 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 2011 | EF1 | 22 mi | 0.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 40, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Homerville
The Storm Prediction Center has 35 hail reports within 10 miles of Homerville since 1998, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on October 8, 2003. The most recent report is from April 24, 2021.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Homerville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Homerville 5 N, GA, 5 miles west of Homerville at 187 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 38°F. August is the wettest at 5.8 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 49.3 inches over 73 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (27.0 of 49.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 79 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 88 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 44 nights a year. That 49.3 inches is more than at 36 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (33%). Waycross, 23 miles northeast, has its own station (Waycross 4 NE, GA): 50.4 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Feb | 66 | 40 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Mar | 72 | 46 | 4.3 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 52 | 3.3 | 4 |
| May | 86 | 59 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 5.7 | 10 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 5.8 | 9 |
| Sep | 87 | 66 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Oct | 80 | 55 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 45 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 40 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Year | 78 | 54 | 49.3 | 73 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Homerville 5 N, GA (187 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 Homerville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 112 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Homerville: 98 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 heavy rain events, 3 lightning strikes and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $772,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 69 mph, on March 28, 1997.
April 17, 2022: thunderstorm wind 4 miles from the centre of Homerville — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “A home���s porch awning collapsed near Argyle, GA around 7:30 PM EST. Time was approximated.”
July 20, 2018: lightning strike 6 miles from the centre of Homerville — $150,000 damage.
NWS: “A home along the 1000 block of Holmes Chapel Road was destroyed by a lightning caused fire. The cost of damage was unknown, but it was estimated for inclusion of the event in Storm Data.”
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
Clinch County, which includes Homerville, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Clinch County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.6 million a year, the 122nd highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.1 million (46%), 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 Homerville
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