NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Unadilla, 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
43 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Unadilla, Georgia since 1851, 3 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Helene in 2024. Since 1950, 92 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 3
- Tropical storms
- 40
- Tornadoes
- 92
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
11 deaths in all
What the records show for Unadilla
The strongest storm to pass near Unadilla was an unnamed storm in 1894, a Category 1 hurricane with 83 mph winds when its centre passed 55 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1851, whose centre came within 17 miles. The record near Unadilla begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Helene in 2024, a Category 1 hurricane 31 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1880s, with 5 systems. Of the 43 systems, 4 have come since 2000. Unadilla has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 66% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The highest rating among the 92 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3 or EF3, reached 7 times; the most recent, on April 5, 2022, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on March 1, 2007, killed 2 people. Of the 92, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 38 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 27. The most recent tornado was on April 3, 2024. Unadilla has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 60% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 27 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 83% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Unadilla.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Unadilla
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HeleneSep 27 | 31 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 11 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 3 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 12 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (62 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 25 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1953 | FlorenceSep 27 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1949 | Unnamed 1949 stormAug 28 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormOct 15 | 55 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 7 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1933 | Unnamed 1933 stormSep 6 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 1 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1914 | Unnamed 1914 stormSep 17 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJul 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1911 | Unnamed 1911 stormAug 29 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 55 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJun 21 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 3 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 23 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1860 | Unnamed 1860 stormAug 13 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormAug 31 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 17 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Unadilla: 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 Unadilla
By decade
- 2020s11(1 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s12(2 EF3+)
- 1990s4(1 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s14(2 EF3+)
- 1960s19(1 EF3+)
- 1950s11
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF3 | 20 mi | 40.14 mi | 2 / 11 |
| Feb 18, 1975 | F3 | 21 mi | 9.7 mi | 2 / 50 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F3 | in town | 1 mi | 1 / 14 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF3 | 22 mi | 3.89 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Mar 1, 2007 | EF3 | 22 mi | 3.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1999 | F3 | 9 mi | 14.5 mi | 0 / 28 |
| Apr 23, 1971 | F3 | 16 mi | 13.5 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 5, 1957 | F2 | 19 mi | 75 mi | 2 / 5 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.13 mi | 1 / 2 |
| Nov 8, 1989 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Jan 15, 1971 | F2 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF2 | 4 mi | 5.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 92, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Unadilla
The Storm Prediction Center has 27 hail reports within 10 miles of Unadilla since 1963, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 12 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently March 19, 2018. The most recent report is from June 10, 2024. March and June have the most reports, 6 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Unadilla
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hawkinsville, GA, 15 miles east of Unadilla at 245 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 59°F and 35°F. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 49% of the year's precipitation (23.9 of 48.6 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 43 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (16); a normal September there has highs of 87°F and 4.1 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 83 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 40 nights a year. That 48.6 inches is more than at 30 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (28%). Vienna, 11 miles south, has its own station (Cordele, GA): 50.1 inches a year, 1.5 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 35 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Feb | 63 | 37 | 4.3 | 5 |
| Mar | 70 | 43 | 4.5 | 6 |
| Apr | 77 | 50 | 3.7 | 5 |
| May | 85 | 59 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Jun | 90 | 67 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 4.7 | 8 |
| Aug | 91 | 70 | 4.7 | 7 |
| Sep | 87 | 64 | 4.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 78 | 53 | 2.9 | 5 |
| Nov | 69 | 42 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Dec | 61 | 37 | 4.6 | 6 |
| Year | 77 | 52 | 48.6 | 71 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hawkinsville, GA (245 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 Unadilla
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Unadilla: 61 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 floods, 1 heavy rain event and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $960,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 76 mph, on June 10, 2024.
April 23, 2017: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Unadilla — 1 injured, $45,000 damage.
NWS: “The Houston County Sheriff's Office and the 911 center reported numerous trees and power lines blown down across southern and central Houston County from west of Elko to northeast of Perry. A tree was blown over onto Highway 127 around Arena road resulting in a 3-car traffic accident and one minor injury.”
April 5, 2011: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Unadilla — $250,000 damage.
April 17, 1998: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Unadilla — $100,000 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
Dooly County, which includes Unadilla, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 hurricanes, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Helene, on September 30, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dooly County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind, lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hail and inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $6.1 million a year, the 107th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.9 million (32%), 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 Unadilla
- Vienna, GA11 mi
- Hawkinsville, GA14 mi
- Perry, GA15 mi
- Montezuma, GA16 mi
- Kathleen, GA19 mi
- Cordele, GA21 mi
- Oglethorpe, GA22 mi
- Bonaire, GA22 mi
- Fort Valley, GA24 mi
- Cochran, GA25 mi
- Warner Robins, GA25 mi
- Rochelle, GA26 mi
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