NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Louisville, 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
48 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Louisville, Georgia since 1851, 2 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 50 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 2
- Tropical storms
- 46
- Tornadoes
- 50
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Louisville
The strongest storm to pass near Louisville was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 2 hurricane with 96 mph winds when its centre passed 71 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1894, whose centre came within 60 miles. The record near Louisville begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 42 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 7 systems. Of the 48 systems, 7 have come since 2000. Louisville has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 60% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 50 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 10, 2009, came within 13 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 22, 1970, killed 1 person. Of the 50, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 30 have come since 2000. January has had the most tornadoes, 13. The most recent tornado was on September 26, 2024. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 88% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Louisville. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1984, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 87% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Louisville.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Louisville
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 25 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 7 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 30 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 7 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 29 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 31 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 60 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 71 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 11 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Louisville: 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 Louisville
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s12
- 2000s12(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s8
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s1
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF3 | 13 mi | 26.33 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | F3 | 9 mi | 33.6 mi | 0 / 21 |
| Jul 22, 1970 | F2 | 15 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF2 | 13 mi | 16.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 7.49 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF2 | 14 mi | 22.07 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 29, 1990 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.9 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | 19 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1963 | F2 | 23 mi | 52.8 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 4, 2023 | EF1 | 23 mi | 3.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 6, 2022 | EF1 | 21 mi | 8.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF1 | 10 mi | 14.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 50, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Louisville
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Louisville since 1984, made on 23 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently December 28, 2005. The most recent report is from May 3, 2021. May has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Louisville
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Louisville 1 E, GA, in Louisville at 322 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 91°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. August is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 47.7 inches over 70 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 50% of the year's precipitation (23.8 of 47.7 inches). September has brought the most of the 48 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (15); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 4.0 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 79 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 47 nights a year. That 47.7 inches is more than at 20 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (19%). Davisboro, 14 miles west, has its own station (Sandersville, GA): 48.7 inches a year, 1.0 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 91°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 4.1 | 6 |
| Mar | 68 | 43 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Apr | 76 | 50 | 3.2 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 59 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Jul | 91 | 70 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Aug | 90 | 70 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Sep | 85 | 64 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Oct | 76 | 52 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Dec | 59 | 36 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Year | 75 | 52 | 47.7 | 70 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Louisville 1 E, GA (322 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 Louisville
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 51 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Louisville: 48 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 floods and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $661,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on August 17, 2007.
May 11, 2008: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Louisville — $500,000 damage.
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
Jefferson County, which includes Louisville, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Jefferson County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.6 million a year, the 101st highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.2 million (33%), 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 Louisville
- Wadley, GA10 mi
- Wrens, GA13 mi
- Davisboro, GA14 mi
- Keysville, GA15 mi
- Gibson, GA20 mi
- Blythe, GA22 mi
- Waynesboro, GA23 mi
- Sandersville, GA27 mi
- Dearing, GA27 mi
- Millen, GA27 mi
- Wrightsville, GA27 mi
- Tennille, GA27 mi
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