Seminole County, Georgia Hurricane History

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

Since 1851, 53 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Seminole County, Georgia — about one every 3.3 years. Of those, 12 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Nicole (2022), which passed 23 miles away on 11 November 2022.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

3.3

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 · 1Cat 2 · 3Cat 1 · 7TS / TD · 41

The 53 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 1 of them reached Cat 4.

Key facts

Most recentNicole (2022) — 23 mi away, 11 November 2022
Strongest stormMichael (2018) — 125 kt (144 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordFlossy (1956) — 5.0 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)Michael (2018) — 7.6 miles
Passes within 25 miles28 of 53
Peak monthSeptember — 16 storms (30% of all)
Most active year1871 — 2 storms
Most active decade1900s and 1910s — 7 storms
Major hurricanes (Cat 3+) within 50 mi2
Record span1851–2022

When storms arrive

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Storms by month of closest approach; the peak is highlighted and labelled. In Seminole County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 16 of the 53 recorded storms (30%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 74% of all activity. The 1900s and 1910s are tied as the most active decades on record, with 7 storms. 2 of the 53 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	6	5	14	16	9	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: 9 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
2	1	5	3	3	7	7	3	2	3	4	2	2	1	3	2	1	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Nicole (2022)	11 Nov 2022	22.5 mi	TS / TD	31 kt
Fred (2021)	17 Aug 2021	31.6 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Michael (2018)	10 Oct 2018	7.6 mi	Cat 3	108 kt
Tammy (2005)	6 Oct 2005	43.8 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Frances (2004)	7 Sep 2004	15.8 mi	TS / TD	34 kt
Georges (1998)	30 Sep 1998	20.0 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Earl (1998)	3 Sep 1998	16.2 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Beryl (1994)	16 Aug 1994	14.5 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Kate (1985)	22 Nov 1985	27.4 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Agnes (1972)	20 Jun 1972	5.0 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Becky (1970)	22 Jul 1970	24.1 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1965)	15 Jun 1965	48.4 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Dora (1964)	11 Sep 1964	10.2 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Debbie (1957)	8 Sep 1957	36.5 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Flossy (1956)	25 Sep 1956	5.0 mi	TS / TD	45 kt
Florence (1953)	27 Sep 1953	15.8 mi	TS / TD	43 kt
Alice (1953)	7 Jun 1953	39.2 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	16 Oct 1947	24.5 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	7 Oct 1947	23.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	7 Oct 1941	31.2 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1937)	31 Aug 1937	35.7 mi	TS / TD	36 kt
Unnamed Storm (1936)	22 Aug 1936	43.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1929)	1 Oct 1929	16.7 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	14 Aug 1928	19.5 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	10 Aug 1928	22.3 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	1 Oct 1919	39.2 mi	TS / TD	24 kt
Unnamed Storm (1917)	29 Sep 1917	42.4 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1915)	4 Sep 1915	28.9 mi	TS / TD	60 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	17 Sep 1914	13.9 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	6 Sep 1912	33.4 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	16 Jul 1912	25.4 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	4 Aug 1911	12.2 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	1 Jul 1909	10.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	28 Sep 1907	20.7 mi	TS / TD	41 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Jun 1907	29.5 mi	TS / TD	48 kt
Unnamed Storm (1906)	13 Jun 1906	44.5 mi	TS / TD	39 kt
Unnamed Storm (1904)	3 Nov 1904	20.2 mi	TS / TD	31 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	28 Sep 1901	26.8 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	14 Jun 1901	8.3 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1899)	2 Aug 1899	35.5 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1896)	7 Jul 1896	49.4 mi	Cat 1	64 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	9 Oct 1894	19.0 mi	Cat 2	85 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	1 Jul 1886	46.2 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	29 Sep 1885	35.5 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1885)	31 Aug 1885	37.8 mi	TS / TD	47 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	3 Oct 1877	26.9 mi	Cat 1	73 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	20 Sep 1877	11.9 mi	TS / TD	52 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	27 Sep 1875	22.0 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	26 Aug 1871	21.9 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	23 Aug 1871	38.9 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	13 Aug 1860	37.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	31 Aug 1856	6.9 mi	Cat 1	73 kt
Unnamed Storm (1851)	24 Aug 1851	7.0 mi	Cat 2	87 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
Fay (2020)	Remnant low	6 Jul 2020	4.1 mi	20 kt
Nestor (2019)	Post-tropical	19 Oct 2019	16.5 mi	37 kt
Five (2010)	Remnant low	15 Aug 2010	22.7 mi	20 kt
Ida (2009)	Post-tropical	11 Nov 2009	38.6 mi	25 kt
Hilda (1964)	Post-tropical	5 Oct 1964	14.4 mi	47 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.

How Seminole County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Seminole County, Georgia ranks #167 — more exposed than 92.4% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #44 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 4 Michael (2018) passed 8 miles away on 10 October 2018 as a hurricane, reaching 125 kt (144 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 3 Unnamed Storm (1894) passed 19 miles away on 9 October 1894 as a hurricane, reaching 98 kt (113 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1851) passed 7 miles away on 24 August 1851 as a hurricane, reaching 93 kt (107 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 2 Unnamed Storm (1877) passed 27 miles away on 3 October 1877 as a hurricane, reaching 83 kt (96 mph) while within 50 miles.

50 of the 53 storms made a documented landfall somewhere along their track.

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 3.3 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 53 storms spread over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025. 10 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 1972 and 1985. It has been 3 years since the last one; 18 of the 42 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Seminole County, Georgia?

12 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Seminole County, Georgia at hurricane strength since 1851. Counting all tropical cyclones — including tropical storms and depressions — the total is 53.

When was the last hurricane in Seminole County, Georgia?

Michael (2018), on 10 October 2018, passing 8 miles away — 8 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Nicole (2022) in 2022.

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

Michael (2018), which reached 125 kt (144 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 8 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Seminole County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 3.3 years — 53 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

Seminole County, Georgia borders or sits close to 6 other counties with a published storm record. Jackson County, Florida has 58 on record.

Jackson County, Florida58 storms within 50 mi Gadsden County, Florida58 storms within 50 mi Decatur County, Georgia57 storms within 50 mi Houston County, Alabama56 storms within 50 mi Early County, Georgia55 storms within 50 mi Miller County, Georgia52 storms within 50 mi