NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Millen, 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
66 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Millen, Georgia since 1851, 8 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 58 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 8
- Tropical storms
- 58
- Tornadoes
- 58
- 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 Millen
The strongest storm to pass near Millen was Gracie in 1959, a Category 2 hurricane with 107 mph winds when its centre passed 74 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1854, whose centre came within 28 miles. The record near Millen begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a tropical storm 65 miles away. The 1880s and the 1940s were the busiest decades, with 7 systems each. Of the 66 systems, 9 have come since 2000. Millen has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 76% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 58 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 10, 2009, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on July 22, 1970, killed 1 person. Of the 58, 5 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. January has had the most tornadoes, 11. The most recent tornado was on March 16, 2025. Of the 405 Georgia cities, 79% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Millen. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1987, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 92% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Millen.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Millen
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 16 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 25 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1968 | AbbyJun 7 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | CleoAug 29 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | GracieSep 29 | 74 mi | Category 2 (107 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 69 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 15 | 75 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 8 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 7 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormAug 3 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 29 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormAug 31 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 59 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 37 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 48 mi | Category 2 (97 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 22 | 45 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1884 | Unnamed 1884 stormSep 11 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 61 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 6 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 1 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 28 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Millen: 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 Millen
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s10
- 2000s21(1 EF3+)
- 1990s3
- 1980s4
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2009 | EF3 | 22 mi | 26.33 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jan 13, 1972 | F3 | 14 mi | 33.6 mi | 0 / 21 |
| Jul 22, 1970 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF2 | 24 mi | 16.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 2007 | EF2 | 14 mi | 5.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2003 | F2 | 24 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 1, 2003 | F2 | 22 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 3, 1998 | F2 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | in town | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 16, 1976 | F2 | 8 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 6, 1968 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1967 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 58, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Millen
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Millen since 1987, made on 17 separate days. Of these, 9 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 20, 2008. The most recent report is from May 23, 2022. May has the most reports, 12.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Millen
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Midville Exp Stn, GA, 14 miles west of Millen at 280 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 57°F and 34°F. August is the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.8 inches; the year adds up to 45.8 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (22.6 of 45.8 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 66 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (22); a normal September there has highs of 86°F and 3.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 75 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 37 nights a year. That 45.8 inches is more than at 6 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (6%). Portal, 17 miles south, has its own station (Rocky Ford 4SE, GA): 48.4 inches a year, 2.6 more than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 34 | 4.1 | 7 |
| Feb | 61 | 37 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Mar | 68 | 44 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 3.4 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 60 | 3.3 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 68 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Aug | 90 | 70 | 4.8 | 7 |
| Sep | 86 | 64 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 77 | 53 | 2.8 | 4 |
| Nov | 67 | 42 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Dec | 60 | 37 | 4.0 | 6 |
| Year | 75 | 53 | 45.8 | 68 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Midville Exp Stn, GA (280 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 Millen
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 105 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Millen: 98 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 110 mph, on May 11, 2008. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 86 have had fewer than Millen.
May 11, 2008: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Millen — 1 injured, $780,000 damage.
NWS: “5 miles east of Millen, Georgia. Maximum sustained winds were estimated to be approximately 110 mph along this path.”
August 6, 2024: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Millen — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “County officials reported at least 25 roads (20 dirt roads) washed out across Jenkins County due to heavy rainfall from Debby. Most of these roads were listed on the Jenkins County Board of Commissioners Facebook page at 621 PM EST on 8/7.”
May 27, 2006: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Millen — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Several planes overturned by high winds at private landing strip northwest of Millen on Old Lewisville Road.”
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 Millen's ZIP code 30442 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1992, and were paid $61,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 50% 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, 0 have fewer than Millen.
Jenkins County, which includes Millen, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 hurricanes, 3 tropical 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 Jenkins County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail, inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.9 million a year, the 128th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.4 million (36%), 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 Millen
- Portal, GA17 mi
- Waynesboro, GA19 mi
- Sylvania, GA21 mi
- Twin City, GA21 mi
- Swainsboro, GA25 mi
- Wadley, GA25 mi
- Louisville, GA27 mi
- Metter, GA27 mi
- Statesboro, GA27 mi
- Keysville, GA28 mi
- Wrens, GA36 mi
- Hephzibah, GA36 mi
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