NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Juliette, 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
26 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Juliette, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 84 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 84
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
18 deaths in all
What the records show for Juliette
None of the 26 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Juliette; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1851, a tropical storm with 70 mph winds when its centre passed 59 miles away. The record near Juliette begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 39 miles away. The 1880s and the 1900s were the busiest decades, with 5 systems each. Of the 26 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Juliette has more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than 54% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The strongest of the 84 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on November 22, 1992; its path came within 21 miles, and it killed 5 people. Of the 84, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 22. The most recent tornado was on May 21, 2025. Juliette has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 49% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 32 times since 1979, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 78% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Juliette.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Juliette
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 23 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Juliette: 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 Juliette
By decade
- 2020s17(2 EF3+)
- 2010s16(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19(1 EF3+)
- 1990s6(1 EF3+)
- 1980s3
- 1970s5
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s13(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 1992 | F4 | 21 mi | 32 mi | 5 / 86 |
| Mar 13, 1954 | F3 | 16 mi | 49.5 mi | 5 / 75 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 11 mi | 30.82 mi | 2 / 22 |
| Dec 25, 1964 | F3 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 2 / 16 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF3 | 10 mi | 5.3 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF3 | 19 mi | 16.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF3 | 18 mi | 9.72 mi | 0 / 9 |
| Mar 3, 1952 | F3 | 19 mi | 4.3 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 23 mi | 125.76 mi | 4 / 40 |
| May 11, 2008 | EF2 | 16 mi | 18.42 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 22, 1992 | F2 | 1 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 18, 1969 | F2 | 21 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 84, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Juliette
The Storm Prediction Center has 32 hail reports within 10 miles of Juliette since 1979, made on 29 separate days. Of these, 17 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently January 2, 2006. The most recent report is from April 9, 2020. April has the most reports, 10.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Juliette
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Monticello, GA, 20 miles north of Juliette at 518 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 29°F. March is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 46.7 inches over 65 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 48% of the year's precipitation (22.6 of 46.7 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 26 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (10); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 63 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 71 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 46.7 inches is more than at 9 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (8%). Forsyth, 8 miles west, has its own station (Thomaston 4SE, GA): 50.4 inches a year, 3.7 more than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 29 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Feb | 61 | 32 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 69 | 38 | 4.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 77 | 45 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 84 | 55 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 64 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 68 | 4.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 67 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 60 | 3.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 48 | 2.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 68 | 37 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 60 | 32 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Year | 76 | 48 | 46.7 | 65 | 0.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Monticello, GA (518 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 Juliette
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 77 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Juliette: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 lightning strikes, 4 flash floods and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $791,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on June 10, 2014.
August 24, 2007: lightning strike 7 miles from the centre of Juliette — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “The Forsyth County Emergency Management Director reported that two homes were struck and set on fire by lightning. One of the homes sustained substantial damage.”
April 5, 2011: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Juliette — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “The Jones County Sheriff's Office reported that several trees and power lines were down across the county. Five homes in the county sustained minor to moderate damage from downed trees.”
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 Juliette's ZIP code 31046 have filed 29 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1990, and were paid $1.3 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Tropical Storm Alberto in 1994: 15 claims (52% of all) and $1.2 million. 72% 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, 59 have fewer than Juliette.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Tropical Storm Alberto1994 | 15 | $1.2 million |
Monroe County, which includes Juliette, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 12 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 Monroe County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.8 million a year, the 99th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (53%), 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 Juliette
- Forsyth, GA8 mi
- Gray, GA14 mi
- Flovilla, GA15 mi
- Macon, GA16 mi
- Lizella, GA18 mi
- Monticello, GA19 mi
- Jackson, GA20 mi
- Haddock, GA20 mi
- Barnesville, GA21 mi
- Milner, GA24 mi
- Locust Grove, GA28 mi
- Byron, GA28 mi
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