Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Quitman, GA

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Valdosta Regional Airport, GA, 16 miles east of Quitman at 198 feet. August is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 63°F and 39°F. June is the wettest at 7.1 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 48.3 inches over 68 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 58% of the year's precipitation (27.9 of 48.3 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 79 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (25); a normal September there has highs of 88°F and 4.2 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 101 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 22 nights a year. That 48.3 inches is more than at 26 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (24%). Boston, 14 miles west, has its own station (Monticello 5 SE, FL): 59.9 inches a year, 11.6 more than here, and an August average high of 90°F against 92°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 107 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Quitman: 88 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 6 floods and 3 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $283,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on March 12, 2026. April has had the most flash floods, 6 of 10. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 189 have had fewer than Quitman.

Flood insurance policyholders in Quitman's ZIP code 31643 have filed 12 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2003, and were paid $296,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 154 Georgia cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 10 have fewer than Quitman.