Meriwether County, Georgia Tropical Cyclone History

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

Since 1852, 30 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Meriwether County, Georgia — about one every 5.8 years. Of those, 0 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

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 recentNicole (2022) — 12 mi away, 11 November 2022
Strongest stormUnnamed Storm (1882) — 50 kt (58 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1893) — 2.4 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles14 of 30
Peak monthSeptember — 12 storms (40% of all)
Most active year1898 — 2 storms
Most active decade1890s and 2000s — 4 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi0
Record span1852–2022

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Meriwether County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 12 of the 30 recorded storms (40%). Activity concentrates in June, August and September, together 80% of all storms. The 1890s and 2000s are tied as the most active decades 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	5	3	7	12	2	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: 2 storms in 1950–1987 against 11 in 1988–2025.

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

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Nicole (2022)	11 Nov 2022	11.9 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Fred (2021)	17 Aug 2021	24.3 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Claudette (2021)	20 Jun 2021	33.4 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Irma (2017)	12 Sep 2017	44.5 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Frances (2004)	7 Sep 2004	10.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Hanna (2002)	15 Sep 2002	19.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Allison (2001)	12 Jun 2001	39.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Helene (2000)	22 Sep 2000	49.7 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Jerry (1995)	27 Aug 1995	38.7 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Beryl (1994)	16 Aug 1994	31.4 mi	TS / TD	22 kt
Alberto (1994)	6 Jul 1994	8.7 mi	TS / TD	15 kt
Arlene (1959)	2 Jun 1959	3.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Debbie (1957)	9 Sep 1957	15.2 mi	TS / TD	26 kt
Unnamed Storm (1940)	12 Aug 1940	28.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	15 Aug 1928	39.4 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	4 Sep 1915	25.7 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	14 Jun 1912	28.5 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	30 Aug 1911	44.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1903)	15 Sep 1903	23.1 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	14 Jun 1901	27.8 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1900)	15 Sep 1900	41.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	3 Oct 1898	5.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	1 Sep 1898	19.4 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	8 Jul 1896	43.2 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1893)	3 Oct 1893	2.4 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1889)	23 Sep 1889	39.9 mi	TS / TD	46 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	28 Jul 1887	8.1 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Unnamed Storm (1882)	10 Sep 1882	27.5 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Unnamed Storm (1859)	16 Sep 1859	9.1 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	27 Aug 1852	16.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt

Post-tropical and extratropical passes

A further 5 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	13.2 mi	30 kt
Lee (2011)	Post-tropical	6 Sep 2011	44.7 mi	20 kt
Five (2010)	Remnant low	15 Aug 2010	25.0 mi	15 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	Post-tropical	22 Sep 1907	46.1 mi	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1902)	Post-tropical	11 Oct 1902	34.4 mi	35 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.

How Meriwether County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Meriwether County, Georgia ranks #521 — more exposed than 76.4% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #92 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1882) passed 27 miles away on 10 September 1882 as a tropical storm, reaching 50 kt (58 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1893) passed 2 miles away on 3 October 1893 as a tropical storm, reaching 49 kt (56 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1898) passed 5 miles away on 3 October 1898 as a tropical storm, reaching 48 kt (55 mph) while within 50 miles.
TS / TD Unnamed Storm (1896) passed 43 miles away on 8 July 1896 as a tropical storm, reaching 45 kt (52 mph) while within 50 miles.

30 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 174 years from 1852 to 2025. 3 separate years saw more than one storm pass within 50 miles while decades have gone by with none. The longest recorded quiet stretch was 35 years, between 1959 and 1994. It has been 3 years since the last one; 12 of the 26 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

Has a hurricane ever hit Meriwether County, Georgia?

No. No tropical cyclone on record has passed within 50 miles of Meriwether County, Georgia while at hurricane strength. 30 tropical cyclones have passed within that distance since 1852, all of them as tropical storms or depressions. The strongest was Unnamed Storm (1882).

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

Nicole (2022), on 11 November 2022, passing 12 miles away — 4 years ago. No storm on record has passed within 50 miles of Meriwether County, Georgia at hurricane strength.

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

Unnamed Storm (1882), which reached 50 kt (58 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 27 miles.

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

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

Meriwether County, Georgia borders or sits close to 7 other counties with a published storm record. Harris County, Georgia has 33 on record.

Harris County, Georgia33 storms within 50 mi Talbot County, Georgia32 storms within 50 mi Coweta County, Georgia30 storms within 50 mi Upson County, Georgia30 storms within 50 mi Troup County, Georgia29 storms within 50 mi Pike County, Georgia28 storms within 50 mi Spalding County, Georgia26 storms within 50 mi