Carroll County, Georgia Tropical Cyclone History

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

Since 1859, 26 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Carroll County, Georgia — about one every 6.4 years. Of those, 0 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Nicole (2022), which passed 35 miles away on 11 November 2022.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

6.4

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.

Key facts

Most recentNicole (2022) — 35 mi away, 11 November 2022
Strongest stormZeta (2020) — 52 kt (60 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1928) — 3.3 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles15 of 26
Peak monthSeptember — 8 storms (31% of all)
Most active year1959 — 2 storms
Most active decade1900s and 2020s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1859–2022

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Carroll County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 8 of the 26 recorded storms (31%). Activity concentrates in June, July and September, together 69% of all storms. The 1900s and 2020s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 4 storms. 0 of the 26 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	0	5	5	3	8	4	1	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: 5 storms in 1950–1987 against 9 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Nicole (2022)	11 Nov 2022	35.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Fred (2021)	17 Aug 2021	12.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Claudette (2021)	20 Jun 2021	10.3 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Zeta (2020)	29 Oct 2020	42.1 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Cindy (2005)	7 Jul 2005	22.3 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Frances (2004)	8 Sep 2004	25.3 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Hanna (2002)	15 Sep 2002	40.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Danny (1997)	23 Jul 1997	36.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Alberto (1994)	5 Jul 1994	24.9 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Eloise (1975)	23 Sep 1975	19.4 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Edith (1971)	18 Sep 1971	20.9 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Becky (1970)	23 Jul 1970	32.5 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Irene (1959)	9 Oct 1959	15.0 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Arlene (1959)	2 Jun 1959	47.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	13 Aug 1940	23.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	15 Aug 1928	3.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	5 Sep 1915	7.3 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	14 Jun 1912	17.8 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	13 Jun 1906	48.6 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1903)	15 Sep 1903	22.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	14 Jun 1901	14.6 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	15 Sep 1900	5.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	3 Oct 1898	8.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	3 Oct 1893	42.8 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	28 Jul 1887	32.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1859)	16 Sep 1859	37.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 4 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
Lee (2011)	Post-tropical	6 Sep 2011	10.6 mi	18 kt
Five (2010)	Remnant low	14 Aug 2010	44.3 mi	15 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	Post-tropical	22 Sep 1907	8.1 mi	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1902)	Post-tropical	11 Oct 1902	8.0 mi	35 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1859–2025. 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 Carroll County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Carroll County, Georgia ranks #604 — more exposed than 72.6% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #108 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

TS / TD Zeta (2020) passed 42 miles away on 29 October 2020 as a tropical storm, reaching 52 kt (60 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Eloise (1975) passed 19 miles away on 23 September 1975 as a tropical storm, reaching 50 kt (58 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1893) passed 43 miles away on 3 October 1893 as a tropical storm, reaching 48 kt (55 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1915) passed 7 miles away on 5 September 1915 as a tropical storm, reaching 40 kt (46 mph) while within 50 miles.

24 of the 26 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 6.4 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 26 storms spread over the 167 years from 1859 to 2025. 2 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while decades have gone by with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 28 years, between 1859 and 1887. It has been 3 years since the last one; 12 of the 23 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

Has a hurricane ever hit Carroll County, Georgia?

No. No tropical cyclone on record has passed within 50 miles of Carroll County, Georgia while at hurricane strength. 26 tropical cyclones have passed within that distance since 1859, all of them as tropical storms or depressions. The strongest was Zeta (2020).

When was the last tropical cyclone in Carroll County, Georgia?

Nicole (2022), on 11 November 2022, passing 35 miles away — 4 years ago. No storm on record has passed within 50 miles of Carroll County, Georgia at hurricane strength.

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

Zeta (2020), which reached 52 kt (60 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 42 miles.

How often does a tropical storm reach Carroll County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 6.4 years — 26 storms over the 167 years from 1859 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Carroll County, Georgia borders or sits close to 8 other counties with a published storm record. Coweta County, Georgia has 30 on record.

Coweta County, Georgia30 storms within 50 mi Heard County, Georgia28 storms within 50 mi Randolph County, Alabama28 storms within 50 mi Haralson County, Georgia26 storms within 50 mi Cleburne County, Alabama25 storms within 50 mi Fulton County, Georgia24 storms within 50 mi Douglas County, Georgia23 storms within 50 mi Paulding County, Georgia22 storms within 50 mi