NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ochlocknee, 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
70 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Ochlocknee, Georgia since 1851, 13 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 4 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 13
- Tropical storms
- 57
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 4
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
27 deaths in all
What the records show for Ochlocknee
The strongest storm to pass near Ochlocknee was Helene in 2024, a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds when its centre passed 35 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was Kate in 1985, whose centre came within 3 miles. The record near Ochlocknee begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024. The busiest decade was the 1870s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 70 systems, 13 have come since 2000. Ochlocknee has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 88% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 4 times; the most recent, on February 19, 2009, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on February 13, 2000, killed 11 people. Of the 95, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 23. The most recent tornado was on April 7, 2025. Ochlocknee has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 66% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 22 times since 2000, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 90% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ochlocknee.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Ochlocknee
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 35 mi | Category 2 (109 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 5 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 30 | 62 mi | Category 2 (99 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | NicoleNov 11 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | MindySep 9 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 7 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 19 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 10 | 41 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 13 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | JeanneSep 27 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
| 2004 | FrancesSep 6 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 5 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 3 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormMay 23 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 20 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1972 | AlphaMay 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1964 | HildaOct 5 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1957 | Unnamed 1957 stormJun 9 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 69 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 16 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 7 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1937 | Unnamed 1937 stormAug 31 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 56 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 5 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1932 | Unnamed 1932 stormSep 15 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 14 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 10 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 29 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 16 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1909 | Unnamed 1909 stormJun 30 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 6 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 15 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 12 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormSep 21 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 31 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormOct 10 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 4 mi | Category 1 (74 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormSep 20 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (51 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1875 | Unnamed 1875 stormSep 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 19 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 5 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 26 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1868 | Unnamed 1868 stormOct 4 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 35 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 27 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 31 mi | Category 1 (89 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Ochlocknee: 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 Ochlocknee
By decade
- 2020s20
- 2010s8
- 2000s20(4 EF3+)
- 1990s9
- 1980s10
- 1970s15
- 1960s9
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 17 mi | 9.2 mi | 11 / 175 |
| Feb 13, 2000 | F3 | 5 mi | 15 mi | 7 / 15 |
| Mar 20, 2003 | F3 | 19 mi | 25 mi | 6 / 200 |
| Feb 19, 2009 | EF3 | 19 mi | 1.45 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 1989 | F2 | 10 mi | 10 mi | 2 / 12 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | F2 | 17 mi | 168.5 mi | 1 / 33 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | EF2 | 24 mi | 1.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF2 | 10 mi | 2.68 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jan 22, 2017 | EF2 | 7 mi | 18.67 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | EF2 | 11 mi | 10.44 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | EF2 | 11 mi | 5.94 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2001 | F2 | 16 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 13 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ochlocknee
The Storm Prediction Center has 22 hail reports within 10 miles of Ochlocknee since 2000, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on November 9, 2025, the most recent report. March has the most reports, 6.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ochlocknee
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cairo 1SW, GA, 12 miles southwest of Ochlocknee at 201 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 62°F and 38°F. June is the wettest at 7.1 inches of precipitation on average and May the driest at 2.6 inches; the year adds up to 51.0 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 54% of the year's precipitation (27.5 of 51.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 70 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (24); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 78 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 30 nights a year. That 51.0 inches is more than at 54 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (50%). Meigs, 7 miles north, has its own station (Camilla 3 SE, GA): 51.7 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and the same August average high, 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62 | 38 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Feb | 66 | 42 | 4.0 | 5 |
| Mar | 72 | 47 | 5.2 | 6 |
| Apr | 78 | 53 | 3.2 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 62 | 2.6 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 68 | 7.1 | 9 |
| Jul | 90 | 71 | 5.3 | 9 |
| Aug | 90 | 71 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Sep | 87 | 67 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Oct | 80 | 57 | 3.1 | 4 |
| Nov | 71 | 46 | 3.2 | 4 |
| Dec | 64 | 41 | 3.9 | 6 |
| Year | 78 | 55 | 51.0 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cairo 1SW, GA (201 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 Ochlocknee
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 103 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ochlocknee: 79 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 flash floods, 4 floods, 4 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $1.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on February 26, 2008. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 258 have had fewer than Ochlocknee.
June 6, 2012: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Ochlocknee — 1 injured, $750,000 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
Thomas County, which includes Ochlocknee, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 hurricanes, 4 tropical storms, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Thomas County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.2 million a year, the 40th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $8.7 million (43%), 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 Ochlocknee
- Meigs, GA7 mi
- Cairo, GA10 mi
- Thomasville, GA11 mi
- Pelham, GA11 mi
- Coolidge, GA11 mi
- Whigham, GA16 mi
- Camilla, GA19 mi
- Pavo, GA20 mi
- Boston, GA21 mi
- Moultrie, GA22 mi
- Climax, GA23 mi
- Doerun, GA26 mi
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