Glascock County, Georgia Tropical Cyclone History

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

Since 1851, 30 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Glascock County, Georgia — about one every 5.8 years. Of those, 0 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Helene (2024), which passed 33 miles away on 27 September 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

5.8

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 recentHelene (2024) — 33 mi away, 27 September 2024
Strongest stormHelene (2024) — 60 kt (69 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordHelene (2000) — 1.6 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles14 of 30
Peak monthAugust — 9 storms (30% of all)
Most active year1851 — 1 storms
Most active decade2000s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1851–2024

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Glascock County, Georgia, August is the most active month, with 9 of the 30 recorded storms (30%). Activity concentrates in June, August and September, together 77% of all storms. The 2000s was the most active decade on record, with 4 storms. 0 of the 30 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	7	2	9	7	5	0	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 8 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Helene (2024)	27 Sep 2024	32.6 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Claudette (2021)	20 Jun 2021	45.3 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Michael (2018)	11 Oct 2018	5.4 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Jeanne (2004)	28 Sep 2004	26.6 mi	TS / TD	23 kt
Unnamed Storm (2003)	26 Jul 2003	25.2 mi	TS / TD	15 kt
Allison (2001)	13 Jun 2001	8.8 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Helene (2000)	23 Sep 2000	1.6 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Jerry (1995)	27 Aug 1995	41.2 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Agnes (1972)	20 Jun 1972	13.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Abby (1968)	8 Jun 1968	23.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1965)	15 Jun 1965	11.2 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Cleo (1964)	30 Aug 1964	31.6 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Arlene (1959)	2 Jun 1959	19.6 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1949)	28 Aug 1949	5.7 mi	TS / TD	55 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	8 Oct 1947	25.7 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1933)	7 Sep 1933	6.5 mi	TS / TD	22 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	11 Aug 1928	15.2 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	3 Aug 1915	35.6 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1903)	16 Sep 1903	48.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	18 Sep 1901	37.5 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	31 Aug 1898	43.4 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	8 Jul 1896	49.5 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	3 Oct 1893	35.5 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1889)	24 Sep 1889	23.8 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	20 Oct 1887	16.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	22 Jun 1886	6.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	4 Oct 1877	41.6 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	31 Aug 1856	42.6 mi	TS / TD	53 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	27 Aug 1852	11.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1851)	24 Aug 1851	30.4 mi	TS / TD	55 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
Sally (2020)	Post-tropical	17 Sep 2020	23.9 mi	30 kt
Fay (2020)	Remnant low	7 Jul 2020	5.0 mi	20 kt
Nestor (2019)	Post-tropical	20 Oct 2019	41.8 mi	39 kt
Marco (1990)	Post-tropical	12 Oct 1990	1.9 mi	15 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.

Storms that came back

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

Helene — 2 passes (2000, 2024)

How Glascock County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Glascock County, Georgia ranks #518 — more exposed than 76.5% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #89 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

TS / TD Helene (2024) passed 33 miles away on 27 September 2024 as a tropical storm, reaching 60 kt (69 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1949) passed 6 miles away on 28 August 1949 as a tropical storm, reaching 58 kt (67 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1851) passed 30 miles away on 24 August 1851 as a tropical storm, reaching 58 kt (67 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1856) passed 43 miles away on 31 August 1856 as a tropical storm, reaching 55 kt (63 mph) while within 50 miles.

29 of the 30 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 5.8 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 30 storms spread over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025. 0 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while decades have gone by with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 23 years, between 1972 and 1995. It has been 1 year since the last one; 24 of the 29 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

Has a hurricane ever hit Glascock County, Georgia?

No. No tropical cyclone on record has passed within 50 miles of Glascock County, Georgia while at hurricane strength. 30 tropical cyclones have passed within that distance since 1851, all of them as tropical storms or depressions. The strongest was Helene (2024).

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

Helene (2024), on 27 September 2024, passing 33 miles away — 2 years ago. No storm on record has passed within 50 miles of Glascock County, Georgia at hurricane strength.

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

Helene (2024), which reached 60 kt (69 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 33 miles.

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

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 5.8 years — 30 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

Glascock County, Georgia borders or sits close to 4 other counties with a published storm record. Jefferson County, Georgia has 37 on record.

Jefferson County, Georgia37 storms within 50 mi Washington County, Georgia32 storms within 50 mi Hancock County, Georgia29 storms within 50 mi Warren County, Georgia28 storms within 50 mi