Baker County, Georgia Hurricane History

No active tropical cyclones are within 500 miles of Baker County, Georgia as of Thursday, 10 September 2026. Official forecasts at nhc.noaa.gov.

Since 1851, 54 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Baker County, Georgia — about one every 3.2 years. Of those, 10 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Nicole (2022), which passed 12 miles away on 11 November 2022.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

3.2

Avg. years between

Years since the last

Storm tracks within 50 miles

TS / TDCat 1Cat 2Cat 3Cat 4Cat 5

Each line is one storm track, coloured by the strongest category it reached while within 50 miles. The dashed ring marks that 50-mile radius; hairlines are one-degree graticule. Source: NOAA NHC HURDAT2.

How strong they get

Cat 3 · 1Cat 2 · 2Cat 1 · 6TS / TD · 45

The 54 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 3.

Key facts

Most recentNicole (2022) — 12 mi away, 11 November 2022
Strongest stormMichael (2018) — 107 kt (123 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordDora (1964) — 1.2 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Michael (2018) — 11.8 miles
Passes within 25 miles25 of 54
Peak monthSeptember — 17 storms (31% of all)
Most active year1901 — 3 storms
Most active decade1900s — 7 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi1
Record span1851–2022

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Baker County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 17 of the 54 recorded storms (31%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 70% of all activity. The 1900s was the most active decade on record, with 7 storms. 1 of the 54 storms was major hurricane (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	0	7	6	11	17	10	3	0

Activity by decade

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Tropical cyclones passing within 50 miles, by decade, 1850s to 2020s. Decades with no storms are shown as empty columns. Comparing two equal 38-year windows inside the aircraft-reconnaissance era: 10 storms in 1950–1987 against 10 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
2	1	6	4	2	7	6	3	0	3	4	2	2	2	4	3	2	1

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Nicole (2022)	11 Nov 2022	11.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Michael (2018)	10 Oct 2018	11.8 mi	Cat 2	89 kt
Irma (2017)	11 Sep 2017	27.0 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Tammy (2005)	6 Oct 2005	28.9 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Jeanne (2004)	27 Sep 2004	35.7 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Frances (2004)	7 Sep 2004	19.6 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Georges (1998)	30 Sep 1998	48.2 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Earl (1998)	3 Sep 1998	18.2 mi	TS / TD	49 kt
Jerry (1995)	26 Aug 1995	41.8 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Beryl (1994)	16 Aug 1994	29.1 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Charley (1986)	13 Aug 1986	41.2 mi	TS / TD	10 kt
Kate (1985)	22 Nov 1985	30.4 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Agnes (1972)	20 Jun 1972	15.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Becky (1970)	22 Jul 1970	49.1 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (1965)	15 Jun 1965	43.2 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Dora (1964)	12 Sep 1964	1.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Debbie (1957)	9 Sep 1957	42.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Flossy (1956)	25 Sep 1956	8.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
King (1950)	19 Oct 1950	20.7 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Easy (1950)	7 Sep 1950	32.3 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	16 Oct 1947	11.9 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	7 Oct 1947	46.3 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	7 Oct 1941	17.5 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	10 Aug 1928	7.3 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	29 Jul 1926	35.2 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	26 Jun 1923	37.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	1 Oct 1919	12.8 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Unnamed Storm (1917)	29 Sep 1917	33.2 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	17 Sep 1914	11.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	6 Sep 1912	3.0 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	16 Jul 1912	3.0 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	4 Aug 1911	12.9 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	1 Jul 1909	6.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Sep 1907	30.4 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Jun 1907	48.7 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1904)	3 Nov 1904	7.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	28 Sep 1901	9.3 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	18 Sep 1901	42.0 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	14 Jun 1901	19.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	8 Jul 1896	48.3 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	9 Oct 1894	27.4 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	20 Oct 1887	48.3 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	1 Jul 1886	48.3 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	21 Jun 1886	38.7 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	28 Aug 1881	47.1 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	3 Oct 1877	28.8 mi	TS / TD	63 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	20 Sep 1877	33.2 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	27 Sep 1875	32.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1873)	2 Jun 1873	46.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	27 Aug 1871	3.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	23 Aug 1871	6.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	13 Aug 1860	14.8 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	31 Aug 1856	6.2 mi	Cat 1	68 kt
Unnamed Storm (1851)	24 Aug 1851	1.9 mi	Cat 1	77 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 6 systems passed within 50 miles after losing tropical characteristics. These are excluded from the counts above because they were no longer tropical cyclones at their closest approach — but several were highly damaging, so they are listed here.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Fay (2020)	Remnant low	6 Jul 2020	13.2 mi	20 kt
Nestor (2019)	Post-tropical	20 Oct 2019	17.2 mi	35 kt
Five (2010)	Remnant low	15 Aug 2010	40.0 mi	20 kt
Hilda (1964)	Post-tropical	5 Oct 1964	36.0 mi	45 kt
Florence (1953)	Post-tropical	27 Sep 1953	3.9 mi	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1929)	Post-tropical	1 Oct 1929	26.7 mi	55 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1851–2025. Tracks are recorded every six hours and are interpolated to one-hour steps before distances are measured, so closest-approach figures are not distorted by the sampling interval. Distances are measured to the county's Census internal point, not to its nearest boundary, so a storm listed at 55 miles may still have crossed the coastline — see Methodology. Records before about 1900 are sparser and less precise than modern ones, and storms that stayed at sea were less likely to be recorded at all.

How Baker County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Baker County, Georgia ranks #158 — more exposed than 92.8% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #40 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 3 Michael (2018) passed 12 miles away on 10 October 2018 as a hurricane, reaching 107 kt (123 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1851) passed 2 miles away on 24 August 1851 as a hurricane, reaching 86 kt (99 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1894) passed 27 miles away on 9 October 1894 as a hurricane, reaching 85 kt (98 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Kate (1985) passed 30 miles away on 22 November 1985 as a hurricane, reaching 75 kt (86 mph) while within 50 miles.

51 of the 54 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 3.2 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 54 storms spread over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025. 10 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while stretches of a decade or more have passed with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 13 years, between 1928 and 1941. It has been 3 years since the last one; 18 of the 42 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Baker County, Georgia?

10 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Baker County, Georgia at hurricane strength since 1851. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 54.

When was the last hurricane in Baker County, Georgia?

Michael (2018), on 10 October 2018, passing 12 miles away — 8 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Nicole (2022) in 2022.

What was the strongest storm to affect Baker County, Georgia?

Michael (2018), which reached 107 kt (123 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 12 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Baker County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 3.2 years — 54 storms over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Baker County, Georgia borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Decatur County, Georgia has 57 on record.

Decatur County, Georgia57 storms within 50 mi Early County, Georgia55 storms within 50 mi Calhoun County, Georgia53 storms within 50 mi Miller County, Georgia52 storms within 50 mi Dougherty County, Georgia50 storms within 50 mi