Camden County, Georgia Hurricane History

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

Since 1853, 74 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Camden County, Georgia — about one every 2.3 years. Of those, 10 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Debby (2024), which passed 25 miles away on 6 August 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

2.3

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 4 · 1Cat 3 · 2Cat 2 · 3Cat 1 · 4TS / TD · 64

The 74 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentDebby (2024) — 25 mi away, 6 August 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1898) — 115 kt (132 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordJulia (2016) — 2.7 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Unnamed Storm (1898) — 6.5 miles
Passes within 25 miles37 of 74
Peak monthSeptember — 25 storms (34% of all)
Most active year1885 — 3 storms
Most active decade1880s and 1910s — 9 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi3
Record span1853–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Camden County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 25 of the 74 recorded storms (34%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 72% of all activity. The 1880s and 1910s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 9 storms. 3 of the 74 storms were major hurricanes (Category 3 or stronger) while within 50 miles.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D
0	0	0	0	5	9	4	9	25	19	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: 15 storms in 1950–1987 against 15 in 1988–2025.

1850s	1860s	1870s	1880s	1890s	1900s	1910s	1920s	1930s	1940s	1950s	1960s	1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
2	2	6	9	5	3	9	2	1	5	2	3	6	5	2	5	4	3

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Debby (2024)	6 Aug 2024	24.5 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Mindy (2021)	9 Sep 2021	21.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Eta (2020)	12 Nov 2020	17.0 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Julia (2016)	14 Sep 2016	2.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Colin (2016)	7 Jun 2016	16.4 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Andrea (2013)	7 Jun 2013	18.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Beryl (2012)	28 May 2012	48.3 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Barry (2007)	2 Jun 2007	5.5 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Tammy (2005)	6 Oct 2005	21.5 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Bonnie (2004)	12 Aug 2004	44.0 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (2003)	26 Jul 2003	37.4 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Gordon (2000)	18 Sep 2000	37.5 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Georges (1998)	1 Oct 1998	30.1 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Gordon (1994)	21 Nov 1994	6.9 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1988)	14 Aug 1988	28.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Isabel (1985)	11 Oct 1985	4.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Isidore (1984)	29 Sep 1984	20.6 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1982)	18 Jun 1982	41.6 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1981)	3 Jul 1981	38.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
David (1979)	4 Sep 1979	33.8 mi	Cat 1	82 kt
Unnamed Storm (1976)	14 Sep 1976	23.5 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1976)	24 May 1976	15.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Dawn (1972)	13 Sep 1972	40.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Alpha (1972)	28 May 1972	6.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Alma (1970)	25 May 1970	26.1 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Abby (1968)	7 Jun 1968	4.1 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Cleo (1964)	29 Aug 1964	20.3 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Brenda (1960)	29 Jul 1960	32.8 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Love (1950)	21 Oct 1950	49.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Easy (1950)	7 Sep 1950	45.5 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	7 Oct 1947	10.3 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	3 Nov 1946	44.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	8 Oct 1946	26.0 mi	TS / TD	54 kt
Unnamed Storm (1945)	17 Sep 1945	25.4 mi	TS / TD	61 kt
Unnamed Storm (1944)	19 Oct 1944	12.0 mi	TS / TD	56 kt
Unnamed Storm (1932)	15 Sep 1932	6.0 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	18 Sep 1928	22.7 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1924)	16 Sep 1924	49.2 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	1 Oct 1919	24.1 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	4 Oct 1916	41.9 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	15 May 1916	11.5 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	2 Aug 1915	25.8 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	17 Sep 1914	15.8 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	6 Sep 1912	49.8 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	15 Jul 1912	26.9 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	5 Aug 1911	38.3 mi	TS / TD	23 kt
Unnamed Storm (1910)	19 Oct 1910	4.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Jun 1907	38.4 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	21 Oct 1906	30.1 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	12 Oct 1900	22.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	2 Oct 1898	6.5 mi	Cat 3	102 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	29 Sep 1896	24.2 mi	Cat 2	92 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	26 Sep 1894	41.8 mi	Cat 1	72 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	28 Aug 1893	47.1 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	16 Jun 1893	34.0 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1889)	17 Jun 1889	41.5 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	11 Oct 1888	35.0 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	9 Sep 1888	43.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	30 Sep 1885	45.9 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	21 Sep 1885	5.6 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	31 Aug 1885	23.4 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1884)	10 Sep 1884	43.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1882)	11 Oct 1882	12.0 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1880)	8 Sep 1880	6.5 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1878)	11 Oct 1878	21.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	20 Sep 1877	17.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1874)	28 Sep 1874	12.8 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Unnamed Storm (1873)	2 Jun 1873	11.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	7 Sep 1871	32.0 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	18 Aug 1871	6.5 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1868)	5 Oct 1868	23.3 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1867)	7 Oct 1867	43.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1854)	8 Sep 1854	45.8 mi	Cat 3	100 kt
Unnamed Storm (1853)	21 Oct 1853	44.0 mi	Cat 2	90 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 3 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
Josephine (1996)	Post-tropical	8 Oct 1996	35.4 mi	45 kt
Hilda (1964)	Post-tropical	5 Oct 1964	8.1 mi	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	Post-tropical	24 Sep 1947	18.9 mi	44 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1853–2025. 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.

Storms that came back

1 named storm in this record passed Camden County, Georgia more than once.

Gordon — 2 passes (1994, 2000)

How Camden County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Camden County, Georgia ranks #17 — more exposed than 99.2% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #9 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Unnamed Storm (1898) passed 6 miles away on 2 October 1898 as a hurricane, reaching 115 kt (132 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1854) passed 46 miles away on 8 September 1854 as a hurricane, reaching 101 kt (116 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1893) passed 47 miles away on 28 August 1893 as a hurricane, reaching 100 kt (115 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1896) passed 24 miles away on 29 September 1896 as a hurricane, reaching 92 kt (106 mph) while within 50 miles.

61 of the 74 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 2.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 74 storms spread over the 173 years from 1853 to 2025. 11 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 1854 and 1867. It has been 1 year since the last one; 40 of the 61 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Camden County, Georgia?

10 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Camden County, Georgia at hurricane strength since 1853. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 74.

When was the last hurricane in Camden County, Georgia?

David (1979), on 4 September 1979, passing 34 miles away — 47 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Debby (2024) in 2024.

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

Unnamed Storm (1898), which reached 115 kt (132 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 6 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Camden County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 2.3 years — 74 storms over the 173 years from 1853 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Camden County, Georgia borders or sits close to 4 other counties with a published storm record. Glynn County, Georgia has 79 on record.

Glynn County, Georgia79 storms within 50 mi Brantley County, Georgia74 storms within 50 mi Charlton County, Georgia70 storms within 50 mi Nassau County, Florida67 storms within 50 mi