NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Midway, 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
101 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Midway, Georgia since 1851, 22 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Debby in 2024. Since 1950, 45 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 22
- Tropical storms
- 79
- Tornadoes
- 45
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Midway
The strongest storm to pass near Midway was Gracie in 1959, a Category 4 hurricane with 132 mph winds when its centre passed 67 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1947, whose centre came within 1 mile. The record near Midway begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Debby in 2024, a tropical storm 2 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 11 systems, 3 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 101 systems, 14 have come since 2000. Midway has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 96% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 45 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 7 times; the most recent, on October 27, 2009, came within 25 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on April 9, 1998, killed 4 people. Of the 45, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 21 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on August 30, 2023. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 92% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Midway. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1969, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Midway has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 405 Georgia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Midway
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DebbyAug 6 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | DannyJun 28 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | EtaNov 12 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 47 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | JuliaSep 14 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2016 | ColinJun 7 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 51 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | IsidoreSep 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1982 | Unnamed 1982 stormJun 18 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1981 | DennisAug 19 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 4 | 12 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 14 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 24 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 27 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 25 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 7 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 29 | overhead | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | GracieSep 29 | 67 mi | Category 4 (132 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1954 | Unnamed 1954 stormJul 10 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 53 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 15 | 1 mi | Category 2 (98 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 11 | 29 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 6 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 32 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1927 | Unnamed 1927 stormOct 3 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1919 | Unnamed 1919 stormOct 1 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormOct 4 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 2 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 15 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 28 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 19 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormOct 21 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1900 | Unnamed 1900 stormOct 12 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 2 | 53 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 31 | 36 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 5 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 42 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 36 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 61 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 15 mi | Category 3 (112 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | overhead | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormOct 11 | 61 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 9 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 47 mi | Category 2 (104 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1884 | Unnamed 1884 stormSep 11 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 11 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 1 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1880 | Unnamed 1880 stormSep 8 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 11 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 51 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 33 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormJun 2 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 6 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormSep 7 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 19 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 5 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 14 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 8 | 11 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1853 | Unnamed 1853 stormOct 21 | 57 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Midway: 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 Midway
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s9
- 2000s8
- 1990s5
- 1980s3
- 1970s7
- 1960s6
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 1998 | F2 | 9 mi | 24.5 mi | 4 / 31 |
| Oct 27, 2009 | EF2 | 25 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1974 | F2 | 19 mi | 0.6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Nov 9, 1973 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 15, 1971 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F2 | 6 mi | 217.8 mi | 0 / 30 |
| Sep 13, 1961 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF1 | 2 mi | 8.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF1 | 25 mi | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF1 | 6 mi | 7.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 2017 | EF1 | 24 mi | 2.78 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF1 | 23 mi | 0.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 45, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Midway
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Midway since 1969, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 35 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 6, 2011. The most recent report is from May 8, 2025. June has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Midway
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fort Stewart, GA, 16 miles west of Midway at 92 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 73°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 41°F. June is the wettest at 6.7 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 51.0 inches over 76 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 59% of the year's precipitation (30.2 of 51.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 101 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (31); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 94 days a year, almost all from April to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 21 nights a year. That 51.0 inches is more than at 53 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (49%). Richmond Hill, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Savannah International Airport, GA): 48.3 inches a year, 2.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 63 | 41 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Feb | 67 | 44 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 73 | 49 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Apr | 79 | 55 | 3.3 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Jun | 89 | 70 | 6.7 | 9 |
| Jul | 92 | 73 | 5.7 | 9 |
| Aug | 90 | 73 | 6.6 | 9 |
| Sep | 87 | 69 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Oct | 80 | 59 | 4.7 | 5 |
| Nov | 71 | 49 | 2.6 | 4 |
| Dec | 65 | 43 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 57 | 51.0 | 76 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fort Stewart, GA (92 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 Midway
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 137 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Midway: 128 thunderstorm wind reports, 4 flash floods, 4 lightning strikes and 1 flood. They killed 0 people and injured 7, and the NWS estimated $987,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 24, 2008.
September 5, 2011: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Midway — 4 injured.
May 24, 2008: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Midway — 2 injured, $750,000 damage.
NWS: “The Emergency Manager of Liberty County reported thunderstorm winds causing damage to 35 homes, 18 of which sustained major damage in the Lake George subdivision just east of Limerick, Georgia. Several homes have been condemned due to the extensive nature of the damage.”
June 4, 2013: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Midway — 1 injured.
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 Midway's ZIP code 31320 have filed 107 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $2.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Irma in 2017: 59 claims (55% of all) and $2.1 million, then Hurricane Matthew in 2016 with 15. 75% 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, 120 have fewer than Midway.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Hurricane Irma2017 | 59 | $2.1 million |
| Hurricane Matthew2016 | 15 | $27,000 |
Liberty County, which includes Midway, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Liberty County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes; Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, coastal flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $68.4 million a year, the 8th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $51.2 million (75%), is from hurricanes.
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 Midway
- Richmond Hill, GA9 mi
- Allenhurst, GA14 mi
- Hinesville, GA14 mi
- Fort Stewart, GA15 mi
- Townsend, GA17 mi
- Savannah, GA22 mi
- Ludowici, GA23 mi
- Pooler, GA24 mi
- Bloomingdale, GA24 mi
- Garden City, GA25 mi
- Darien, GA26 mi
- Ellabell, GA27 mi
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