NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Newnan, 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
18 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Newnan, Georgia since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Zeta in 2020. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 18
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Newnan
None of the 18 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Newnan; the strongest was Eloise in 1975, a tropical storm with 62 mph winds when its centre passed 37 miles away. The record near Newnan begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Zeta in 2020, a tropical storm 63 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 5 systems. Of the 18 systems, one has come since 2000. Of the 405 Georgia cities on this site, 58% have more tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles than Newnan. The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on March 25, 2021; its path passed within a mile of the city centre. The deadliest, an EF3 on April 27, 2011, killed 2 people. Of the 103, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 67 have come since 2000. March and April have had the most tornadoes, 16 each. The most recent tornado was on May 27, 2025. Newnan has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 129 times since 1970, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Newnan has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 405 Georgia cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Newnan
Of the 18 tracks on the map, 12 were moving northeast as they passed Newnan, 2 east and 2 northwest. Eloise (1975), the strongest pass, was heading northeast; its centre passed 37 miles northwest of Newnan. None made landfall within 75 miles of Newnan; 14 of the 18 were hurricanes at their peak, none at their closest to the city. In the last 30 seasons (1996–2025), 1 came near Newnan: 0.3 a decade, against 1.2 a decade from 1851 to 1995.
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ZetaOct 29 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Newnan: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Newnan
By decade
- 2020s28(2 EF3+)
- 2010s20(1 EF3+)
- 2000s19
- 1990s5
- 1980s11(1 EF3+)
- 1970s10(1 EF3+)
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2021 | EF4 | in town | 38.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF3 | 20 mi | 21.68 mi | 2 / 0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF3 | 24 mi | 31.16 mi | 0 / 18 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F3 | 3 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 23 |
| Apr 2, 1970 | F3 | 5 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 24, 1964 | F3 | 7 mi | 75.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 29, 2005 | F2 | 17 mi | 5.5 mi | 1 / 3 |
| Mar 5, 1989 | F2 | 6 mi | 45.5 mi | 1 / 6 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 21.56 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 23.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | EF2 | 21 mi | 35.82 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | EF2 | 18 mi | 0.53 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Newnan
The Storm Prediction Center has 129 hail reports within 10 miles of Newnan since 1970, made on 95 separate days. Of these, 68 were 1 inch across or larger, and 4 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on February 18, 2009. The most recent report is from June 11, 2023. June has the most reports, 26.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Newnan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Newnan 7 WNW, GA, 8 miles west of Newnan at 795 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 54°F and 31°F. March is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 3.0 inches; the year adds up to 52.6 inches over 80 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 46% of the year's precipitation (24.2 of 52.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 18 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (9); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 3.9 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 61 nights a year. Snowfall averages 1.7 inches a year, most of it in January. That 52.6 inches is more than at 71 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (66%). Sharpsburg, 7 miles east, has its own station (Atlanta, GA): 49.4 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54 | 31 | 4.9 | 8 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 60 | 34 | 5.1 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Mar | 67 | 39 | 5.4 | 7 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 75 | 47 | 4.2 | 6 | 0.0 |
| May | 81 | 56 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 68 | 4.7 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 89 | 68 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 62 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 75 | 49 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 66 | 39 | 4.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 57 | 33 | 5.1 | 7 | 0.4 |
| Year | 74 | 49 | 52.6 | 80 | 1.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Newnan 7 WNW, GA (795 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 Newnan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 308 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Newnan: 266 thunderstorm wind reports, 21 lightning strikes, 17 flash floods, 2 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 8, and the NWS estimated $5.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on January 12, 2023. May has had the most flash floods, 5 of 17. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 284 have had fewer than Newnan.
July 19, 2016: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Newnan — 1 killed, 1 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “The Coweta County Emergency Manager reported that a large oak tree fell on Sargent Main Street striking a van. The 47 year old driver of the van was killed and his teenaged passenger was injured.”
April 30, 2016: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Newnan — 5 injured.
June 30, 1999: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Newnan — 1 injured, $25,000 damage.
NWS: “A gust front associated with a severe thunderstorm knocked trees and power lines down across Coweta county. At least 3 homes were damaged by falling limbs or 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 Newnan's 2 ZIP codes have filed 23 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1997, and were paid $348,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 13% 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, 47 have fewer than Newnan.
Coweta County, which includes Newnan, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 ice storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Tornadoes, on May 5, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Coweta County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.9 million a year, the 27th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $18.2 million (57%), 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.
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