Evans County, Georgia Hurricane History

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

Since 1852, 65 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Evans County, Georgia — about one every 2.7 years. Of those, 9 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Debby (2024), which passed 38 miles away on 6 August 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

2.7

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 2 · 5Cat 1 · 4TS / TD · 56

The 65 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 5 of them reached Cat 2.

Key facts

Most recentDebby (2024) — 38 mi away, 6 August 2024
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1893) — 90 kt (104 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (2003) — 1.0 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles38 of 65
Peak monthAugust and September — 16 storms (25% of all)
Most active year1871 — 2 storms
Most active decade1900s and 1960s — 6 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1852–2024

When storms arrive

JFMAMJJASOND

Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Evans County, Georgia, August and September are tied as the most active months, with 16 of the 65 recorded storms (25%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 68% of all activity. The 1900s and 1960s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 6 storms. 0 of the 65 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	2	10	6	16	16	12	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 12 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Debby (2024)	6 Aug 2024	37.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Idalia (2023)	30 Aug 2023	11.7 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Elsa (2021)	8 Jul 2021	19.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Hermine (2016)	2 Sep 2016	10.9 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Andrea (2013)	7 Jun 2013	43.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Beryl (2012)	30 May 2012	11.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Alberto (2006)	14 Jun 2006	20.8 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Bonnie (2004)	12 Aug 2004	38.0 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Unnamed Storm (2003)	26 Jul 2003	1.0 mi	TS / TD	21 kt
Gordon (2000)	18 Sep 2000	15.8 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Allison (1995)	6 Jun 1995	16.6 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Gordon (1994)	21 Nov 1994	36.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1987)	17 Aug 1987	34.2 mi	TS / TD	10 kt
Charley (1986)	14 Aug 1986	16.0 mi	TS / TD	11 kt
Kate (1985)	22 Nov 1985	12.9 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Isabel (1985)	11 Oct 1985	35.6 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
David (1979)	4 Sep 1979	44.3 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Alma (1970)	25 May 1970	25.5 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Abby (1968)	7 Jun 1968	8.3 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1966)	2 Jul 1966	38.6 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Alma (1966)	10 Jun 1966	24.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Dora (1964)	13 Sep 1964	10.2 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Cleo (1964)	29 Aug 1964	22.3 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Brenda (1960)	29 Jul 1960	39.7 mi	TS / TD	56 kt
Unnamed Storm (1957)	9 Jun 1957	31.7 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1953)	1 Sep 1953	6.7 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Love (1950)	22 Oct 1950	10.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	15 Oct 1947	29.9 mi	Cat 1	78 kt
Unnamed Storm (1946)	8 Oct 1946	8.4 mi	TS / TD	51 kt
Unnamed Storm (1944)	20 Oct 1944	45.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	8 Oct 1941	24.9 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	12 Aug 1940	10.4 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1935)	5 Sep 1935	23.5 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	6 Sep 1933	35.7 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1924)	16 Sep 1924	26.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	27 Jun 1923	12.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1916)	4 Oct 1916	47.5 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	3 Aug 1915	20.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	6 Sep 1912	38.2 mi	TS / TD	27 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	28 Aug 1911	15.1 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	5 Aug 1911	49.0 mi	TS / TD	24 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	2 Jul 1909	14.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Sep 1907	24.4 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Jun 1907	48.7 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1904)	4 Nov 1904	15.0 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1902)	15 Jun 1902	23.6 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	18 Sep 1901	47.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	31 Aug 1898	24.5 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	29 Sep 1896	35.8 mi	Cat 2	88 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	9 Oct 1894	12.3 mi	Cat 1	67 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	28 Aug 1893	40.5 mi	Cat 2	90 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	16 Jun 1893	38.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1888)	9 Sep 1888	9.4 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	1 Jul 1886	18.2 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	12 Oct 1885	4.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1884)	11 Sep 1884	20.2 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	28 Aug 1881	17.5 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	3 Oct 1877	40.0 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1873)	19 Sep 1873	27.2 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	6 Oct 1871	19.8 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	28 Aug 1871	11.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	13 Aug 1860	19.9 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	31 Aug 1856	43.2 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1854)	9 Sep 1854	29.4 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	10 Oct 1852	17.4 mi	TS / TD	55 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 10 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. Showing the 9 most recent.

Storm	Status	Closest approach	Distance	Wind
Nestor (2019)	Post-tropical	20 Oct 2019	43.4 mi	38 kt
Barry (2007)	Post-tropical	3 Jun 2007	48.6 mi	38 kt
Earl (1998)	Post-tropical	3 Sep 1998	28.6 mi	40 kt
Josephine (1996)	Post-tropical	8 Oct 1996	43.2 mi	45 kt
Flossy (1956)	Post-tropical	25 Sep 1956	24.3 mi	39 kt
Florence (1953)	Post-tropical	27 Sep 1953	15.2 mi	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	Post-tropical	24 Sep 1947	31.7 mi	41 kt
Unnamed Storm (1929)	Post-tropical	1 Oct 1929	28.9 mi	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1924)	Post-tropical	30 Sep 1924	10.8 mi	55 kt

About this data. Computed from NOAA's HURDAT2 Atlantic and Northeast Pacific hurricane databases (hurdat2-1851-2025-02272026.txt), covering 1852–2025. 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

2 named storms in this record passed Evans County, Georgia more than once.

Alma — 2 passes (1966, 1970)
Gordon — 2 passes (1994, 2000)

How Evans County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Evans County, Georgia ranks #71 — more exposed than 96.8% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #24 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1893) passed 41 miles away on 28 August 1893 as a hurricane, reaching 90 kt (104 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1854) passed 29 miles away on 9 September 1854 as a hurricane, reaching 90 kt (104 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1896) passed 36 miles away on 29 September 1896 as a hurricane, reaching 87 kt (100 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1881) passed 18 miles away on 28 August 1881 as a hurricane, reaching 85 kt (98 mph) while within 50 miles.

60 of the 65 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 2.7 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 65 storms spread over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025. 7 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 11 years, between 1860 and 1871. It has been 1 year since the last one; 42 of the 57 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Evans County, Georgia?

9 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Evans County, Georgia at hurricane strength since 1852. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 65.

When was the last hurricane in Evans County, Georgia?

Kate (1985), on 22 November 1985, passing 13 miles away — 41 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Debby (2024) in 2024.

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

Unnamed Storm (1893), which reached 90 kt (104 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 41 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Evans County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 2.7 years — 65 storms over the 174 years from 1852 to 2025, the end of the HURDAT2 record. That is a historical average, not a schedule or a forecast.

Nearby counties

Evans County, Georgia borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Bryan County, Georgia has 79 on record.

Bryan County, Georgia79 storms within 50 mi Liberty County, Georgia79 storms within 50 mi Tattnall County, Georgia64 storms within 50 mi Bulloch County, Georgia61 storms within 50 mi Candler County, Georgia52 storms within 50 mi