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Hurricanes & tropical storms in Georgia
19 federal hurricanes & tropical storms disaster declarations in Georgia since 1953.
Hurricanes & tropical storms — Georgia — federal disaster declarations per year
19642024
Counties most affected
Camden County14Candler County13Brantley County13Tattnall County13Glynn County13McIntosh County13Toombs County13Pierce County13Wayne County13Emanuel County12Echols County12Appling County12Ware County12Atkinson County12Bryan County12Bulloch County12Screven County12Charlton County12Chatham County12Long County12Liberty County12Jenkins County12Jeff Davis County12Coffee County12Evans County12Bacon County12Treutlen County11Effingham County11Cook County11Burke County11Brooks County11Berrien County11Colquitt County11Clinch County11Thomas County11Tift County11Lanier County10Lowndes County10Montgomery County10Worth County9Ben Hill County9Crisp County9Decatur County9Dodge County9Grady County9Irwin County9Johnson County9Laurens County9Rabun County9Telfair County9Turner County9Wheeler County9Wilcox County9Banks County8Lumpkin County8Jefferson County8Dawson County8Gilmer County8Wilkinson County8Putnam County8Upson County8Pike County8Mitchell County8Clay County8White County8Twiggs County8Wilkes County8Habersham County8Dooly County8Bleckley County8Elbert County8Washington County8Hancock County8Pulaski County8Fulton County7Jones County7Lamar County7Glascock County7Fannin County7Cherokee County7Macon County7Crawford County7Greene County7Early County7Miller County7Monroe County7Union County7Towns County7Paulding County7Peach County7Carroll County7Pickens County7Baker County7Quitman County7Butts County7Randolph County7Richmond County7Taliaferro County7Schley County7Calhoun County7Forsyth County7Stephens County7Stewart County7Sumter County7Talbot County7Harris County7Franklin County7Heard County7Dougherty County7Houston County7Webster County7Jasper County7Taylor County6Columbia County6Baldwin County6Hall County6Haralson County6Hart County6Cobb County6Clayton County6Lee County6Lincoln County6Madison County6Marion County6McDuffie County6Chattahoochee County6Muscogee County6Oglethorpe County6Seminole County6Spalding County6Terrell County6Bibb County6Warren County6DeKalb County6Douglas County6Dade County6Oconee County5Bartow County5Newton County5Barrow County5Troup County5Murray County5Morgan County5Catoosa County5Meriwether County5Walker County5Floyd County5Gwinnett County5Chattooga County5Gordon County5Fayette County5Clarke County5Jackson County5Rockdale County5Whitfield County5Coweta County5Polk County5Walton County4Henry County4
Declarations
September 30, 2024Hurricane94 counties
HURRICANE HELENE
September 26, 2024Tropical Storm159 counties
HURRICANE HELENE
September 24, 2024Tropical Storm35 counties
TROPICAL STORM DEBBY
August 5, 2024Tropical Storm55 counties
HURRICANE DEBBY
September 7, 2023Hurricane32 counties
HURRICANE IDALIA
January 12, 2021Hurricane21 counties
TROPICAL STORM ZETA
September 1, 2019Hurricane12 counties
HURRICANE DORIAN
October 14, 2018Hurricane69 counties
HURRICANE MICHAEL
October 10, 2018Hurricane108 counties
HURRICANE MICHAEL
September 15, 2017Hurricane159 counties
HURRICANE IRMA
September 8, 2017Hurricane159 counties
HURRICANE IRMA
October 8, 2016Hurricane20 counties
HURRICANE MATTHEW
October 6, 2016Hurricane30 counties
HURRICANE MATTHEW
September 5, 2005Hurricane159 counties
HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
September 24, 2004Hurricane80 counties
TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
September 18, 2004Hurricane31 counties
HURRICANE IVAN
September 14, 1999Hurricane6 counties
HURRICANE FLOYD EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS
October 10, 1995Hurricane50 counties
HURRICANE OPAL
September 10, 1964Hurricane
HURRICANE DORA
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries. History is not a forecast.