NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Waverly Hall, 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
27 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Waverly Hall, Georgia since 1851, 1 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Michael in 2018. Since 1950, 90 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 1
- Tropical storms
- 26
- Tornadoes
- 90
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
36 deaths in all
What the records show for Waverly Hall
The strongest storm to pass near Waverly Hall was Michael in 2018, a Category 1 hurricane with 76 mph winds when its centre passed 63 miles away. The record near Waverly Hall begins with an unnamed storm in 1852; the most recent system was Michael in 2018. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 6 systems. Of the 27 systems, 2 have come since 2000. Waverly Hall has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 56% of the 405 Georgia cities on this site. The strongest of the 90 tornadoes within 25 miles was an EF4 on March 3, 2019; its path came within 3 miles, and it killed 23 people. Of the 90, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 48 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on May 3, 2025. Waverly Hall has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 58% of the 405 Georgia cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 38 times since 1979, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 405 Georgia cities, 66% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Waverly Hall.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Waverly Hall
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 63 mi | Category 1 (76 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2017 | IrmaSep 12 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1975 | EloiseSep 23 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 15 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1950 | KingOct 19 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1940 | Unnamed 1940 stormAug 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormAug 15 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1926 | Unnamed 1926 stormJul 29 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1917 | Unnamed 1917 stormSep 29 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1915 | Unnamed 1915 stormSep 4 | 25 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 22 | 63 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormJun 13 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1903 | Unnamed 1903 stormSep 15 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormOct 11 | 46 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 28 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormOct 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1898 | Unnamed 1898 stormSep 1 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormJul 8 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 3 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 23 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1887 | Unnamed 1887 stormJul 28 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormSep 10 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormAug 28 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 27 | 8 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 Waverly Hall: 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 Waverly Hall
By decade
- 2020s12(2 EF3+)
- 2010s28(2 EF3+)
- 2000s8
- 1990s11
- 1980s10
- 1970s9
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s7(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2019 | EF4 | 3 mi | 68.04 mi | 23 / 90 |
| Apr 18, 1953 | F3 | 19 mi | 39.8 mi | 8 / 495 |
| Mar 13, 1954 | F3 | 23 mi | 49.5 mi | 5 / 75 |
| Mar 26, 2023 | EF3 | 15 mi | 21.54 mi | 0 / 5 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF3 | 25 mi | 16.63 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 2014 | EF3 | 23 mi | 11.45 mi | 0 / 13 |
| Mar 31, 1961 | F3 | 23 mi | 8.2 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Dec 5, 1954 | F3 | 10 mi | 51 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Apr 27, 2017 | EF2 | 11 mi | 21.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jan 21, 2017 | EF2 | 19 mi | 5.68 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 16, 2011 | EF2 | 8 mi | 61.51 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | EF2 | 11 mi | 24.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 90, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Waverly Hall
The Storm Prediction Center has 38 hail reports within 10 miles of Waverly Hall since 1979, made on 32 separate days. Of these, 18 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently April 15, 2011. The most recent report is from December 30, 2021. April and May have the most reports, 10 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Waverly Hall
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Talbotton, GA, 11 miles east of Waverly Hall at 620 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 68°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. December is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.9 inches; the year adds up to 51.2 inches over 72 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 47% of the year's precipitation (24.1 of 51.2 inches); the other six months are wetter. September has brought the most of the 27 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (12); a normal September there has highs of 83°F and 3.6 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 47 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 51.2 inches is more than at 56 of the 108 Georgia stations used on this site (52%). Ellerslie, 7 miles southwest, has its own station (Columbus #2, GA): 51.8 inches a year, 0.6 more than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 4.4 | 7 |
| Feb | 60 | 35 | 4.9 | 6 |
| Mar | 67 | 41 | 5.1 | 6 |
| Apr | 74 | 48 | 4.1 | 5 |
| May | 81 | 56 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Jun | 86 | 65 | 4.9 | 7 |
| Jul | 89 | 68 | 4.6 | 7 |
| Aug | 88 | 67 | 4.3 | 7 |
| Sep | 83 | 62 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Oct | 74 | 50 | 2.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 65 | 40 | 3.8 | 5 |
| Dec | 57 | 34 | 5.2 | 7 |
| Year | 73 | 50 | 51.2 | 72 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Talbotton, GA (620 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 Waverly Hall
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 75 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Waverly Hall: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods, 3 lightning strikes and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $542,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 64 mph, on July 2, 2023. April has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 392 Georgia cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 86 have had fewer than Waverly Hall.
June 11, 2008: lightning strike 8 miles from the centre of Waverly Hall — $250,000 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
Harris County, which includes Waverly Hall, has been named in 15 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on March 29, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Harris County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for lightning; Relatively Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.4 million a year, the 88th highest of 159 Georgia counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.4 million (64%), 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).
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Cities near Waverly Hall
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- Midland, GA12 mi
- Manchester, GA13 mi
- Box Springs, GA14 mi
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- Hamilton, GA14 mi
- Pine Mountain, GA15 mi
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- Columbus, GA19 mi
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