Worth County, Georgia Hurricane History

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

Since 1851, 50 tropical cyclones have passed within 50 miles of Worth County, Georgia — about one every 3.5 years. Of those, 11 were at hurricane strength at their closest approach. The most recent was Helene (2024), which passed 37 miles away on 27 September 2024.

Storms within 50 mi

At hurricane strength

3.5

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 1 · 9TS / TD · 41

The 50 storms by the strongest category each reached while within 50 miles. 9 of them reached Cat 1.

Key facts

Most recentHelene (2024) — 37 mi away, 27 September 2024
Strongest stormHelene (2024) — 80 kt (92 mph) at its strongest within 50 miles
Closest pass on recordUnnamed Storm (1926) — 1.6 miles
Closest major hurricane (Cat 3+)None on record
Passes within 25 miles30 of 50
Peak monthSeptember — 15 storms (30% of all)
Most active year1871 — 2 storms
Most active decade1910s — 7 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 Worth County, Georgia, September is the most active month, with 15 of the 50 recorded storms (30%). The primary season runs August to October, accounting for 76% of all activity. The 1910s was the most active decade on record, with 7 storms. 0 of the 50 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	4	11	15	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: 7 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
3	1	6	4	2	5	7	3	0	3	3	1	1	2	3	2	2	2

Every tropical or subtropical cyclone within 50 miles

Storm	Closest approach	Distance	Status	Wind
Helene (2024)	27 Sep 2024	36.8 mi	Cat 1	80 kt
Nicole (2022)	11 Nov 2022	44.2 mi	TS / TD	29 kt
Michael (2018)	11 Oct 2018	27.9 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Irma (2017)	11 Sep 2017	12.0 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Tammy (2005)	6 Oct 2005	8.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Jeanne (2004)	27 Sep 2004	3.1 mi	TS / TD	33 kt
Earl (1998)	3 Sep 1998	8.3 mi	TS / TD	44 kt
Jerry (1995)	26 Aug 1995	2.9 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Allison (1995)	5 Jun 1995	38.6 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Charley (1986)	14 Aug 1986	18.1 mi	TS / TD	10 kt
Kate (1985)	22 Nov 1985	19.2 mi	Cat 1	68 kt
Agnes (1972)	20 Jun 1972	29.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Dora (1964)	12 Sep 1964	4.6 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Flossy (1956)	25 Sep 1956	2.9 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
King (1950)	19 Oct 1950	13.7 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Easy (1950)	7 Sep 1950	4.5 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	15 Oct 1947	14.8 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1947)	8 Oct 1947	30.0 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1941)	7 Oct 1941	5.1 mi	TS / TD	58 kt
Unnamed Storm (1928)	10 Aug 1928	18.9 mi	TS / TD	32 kt
Unnamed Storm (1926)	29 Jul 1926	1.6 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1923)	27 Jun 1923	25.6 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1919)	1 Oct 1919	4.6 mi	TS / TD	28 kt
Unnamed Storm (1917)	29 Sep 1917	27.7 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1914)	17 Sep 1914	24.5 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	6 Sep 1912	12.8 mi	TS / TD	22 kt
Unnamed Storm (1912)	16 Jul 1912	17.6 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	29 Aug 1911	40.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1911)	4 Aug 1911	25.5 mi	TS / TD	20 kt
Unnamed Storm (1909)	2 Jul 1909	18.1 mi	TS / TD	25 kt
Unnamed Storm (1907)	29 Sep 1907	31.9 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1904)	3 Nov 1904	11.8 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	28 Sep 1901	23.6 mi	TS / TD	35 kt
Unnamed Storm (1901)	18 Sep 1901	45.2 mi	TS / TD	38 kt
Unnamed Storm (1898)	3 Oct 1898	47.1 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1894)	9 Oct 1894	21.0 mi	Cat 1	75 kt
Unnamed Storm (1887)	20 Oct 1887	47.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	1 Jul 1886	35.9 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1886)	21 Jun 1886	10.6 mi	TS / TD	62 kt
Unnamed Storm (1881)	28 Aug 1881	31.4 mi	TS / TD	50 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	3 Oct 1877	15.6 mi	TS / TD	57 kt
Unnamed Storm (1877)	20 Sep 1877	40.7 mi	TS / TD	42 kt
Unnamed Storm (1875)	28 Sep 1875	39.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1873)	2 Jun 1873	10.7 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	27 Aug 1871	29.1 mi	TS / TD	30 kt
Unnamed Storm (1871)	23 Aug 1871	10.5 mi	TS / TD	37 kt
Unnamed Storm (1860)	13 Aug 1860	7.5 mi	TS / TD	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1856)	31 Aug 1856	13.6 mi	Cat 1	65 kt
Unnamed Storm (1852)	10 Oct 1852	40.5 mi	Cat 1	70 kt
Unnamed Storm (1851)	24 Aug 1851	14.2 mi	Cat 1	68 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	38.3 mi	20 kt
Nestor (2019)	Post-tropical	20 Oct 2019	4.6 mi	36 kt
Hilda (1964)	Post-tropical	5 Oct 1964	47.6 mi	45 kt
Florence (1953)	Post-tropical	27 Sep 1953	10.9 mi	40 kt
Unnamed Storm (1929)	Post-tropical	1 Oct 1929	17.5 mi	53 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 Worth County, Georgia compares

Among the 2,208 U.S. counties and county-equivalents that have recorded at least one tropical cyclone within 50 miles, Worth County, Georgia ranks #199 — more exposed than 91.0% of them. Within Georgia it ranks #52 of 159, against a state average of 39.8 storms per county.

Notable storms

Cat 1 Helene (2024) passed 37 miles away on 27 September 2024 as a hurricane, reaching 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Michael (2018) passed 28 miles away on 11 October 2018 as a hurricane, reaching 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Unnamed Storm (1894) passed 21 miles away on 9 October 1894 as a hurricane, reaching 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles.
Cat 1 Unnamed Storm (1851) passed 14 miles away on 24 August 1851 as a hurricane, reaching 76 kt (87 mph) while within 50 miles.

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

How often to expect a storm

A return interval of 3.5 years does not mean storms arrive on a schedule. It is simply 50 storms spread over the 175 years from 1851 to 2025. 9 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 1928 and 1941. It has been 1 year since the last one; 34 of the 40 gaps in this record were longer than that.

Common questions

How many hurricanes have hit Worth County, Georgia?

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

When was the last hurricane in Worth County, Georgia?

Helene (2024), on 27 September 2024, passing 37 miles away — 2 years ago. The most recent tropical cyclone of any strength was Helene (2024) in 2024.

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

Helene (2024), which reached 80 kt (92 mph) while within 50 miles; its closest approach was 37 miles.

How often do hurricanes hit Worth County, Georgia?

On average, one tropical cyclone passes within 50 miles every 3.5 years — 50 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

Worth County, Georgia borders or sits close to 5 other counties with a published storm record. Colquitt County, Georgia has 67 on record.

Colquitt County, Georgia67 storms within 50 mi Tift County, Georgia65 storms within 50 mi Turner County, Georgia54 storms within 50 mi Lee County, Georgia52 storms within 50 mi Crisp County, Georgia49 storms within 50 mi