Georgia has a short Atlantic coastline between Florida and South Carolina, with barrier islands and marshes. Savannah and the Sea Islands lie on the coast. This list names each active tropical storm or hurricane near Georgia, with its category and status, and each storm links to its own tracker page.
No active tropical storm or hurricane is listed near Georgia.
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The National Hurricane Center issues the official hurricane watches and warnings for Georgia. The Storm Tracks layer on the RainViewer map shows current position, past path, forecast path and the cone of probable tracks. RainViewer does not replace official warnings.

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Hurricane season in Georgia runs from 1 June to 30 November. Most activity falls between mid-August and mid-October, and 10 September is the climatological peak, according to the National Hurricane Center.
A hurricane starts as a cluster of thunderstorms over warm ocean water. Warm, moist air rises from the sea surface. The air pressure near the surface drops, and more air flows in. The rotation of the Earth makes this air spin, anticlockwise in the Northern Hemisphere. Weak winds high in the atmosphere let the system organise. A system with a closed circulation is called a tropical depression. It becomes a tropical storm when its winds strengthen, and the National Hurricane Center gives it a name. It becomes a hurricane when its winds reach hurricane strength.
Sea temperatures around Georgia are highest in late summer. This is the time of the most storm activity. Late in the season, many storms start as tropical waves that leave West Africa and cross the Atlantic Ocean. Storms reach Georgia from the Atlantic Ocean. Storms that cross northern Florida can also reach the state.
Storms that affect Georgia can come from the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center treats the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico as one basin. The list below shows past hurricanes and tropical storms that affected the Georgia coast, newest first, while storms near Florida and South Carolina are listed on their own pages.
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Category 3 Hurricane
Each of these Georgia cities has its own page showing current storms nearby and past storms that came close.
Georgia is one of the US states with its own hurricane tracker. See current and past storms near Florida and South Carolina on their pages, or open the United States page.
Tropical Depression (<39 mph)
Rain and gusty wind, no hurricane classification yet.
Tropical Storm (39-73 mph)
Heavy rain, coastal flooding, fallen branches.
Category 1 Hurricane (74-95 mph)
Roof and cladding damage, fallen trees, power cuts.
Category 2 Hurricane (96-110 mph)
Major roof damage, trees snapped, prolonged power cuts.
Category 3 Hurricane (111-129 mph)
Structural damage to homes, water and power loss for days.
Category 4 Hurricane (130-156 mph)
Severe structural damage, long-term power and water loss.
Category 5 Hurricane (157 mph or higher)
Total roof failure and wall collapse, area uninhabitable for weeks.
The hurricane tracker map on this RainViewer page shows current storm tracks near Georgia, and the list under the map names each active storm near Georgia. When no storm is active, the list says so and links to storms in other regions. Past storms near Georgia are listed further down the page.
Hurricane season in Georgia runs from 1 June to 30 November, and most activity falls between mid-August and mid-October, according to the National Hurricane Center. 10 September is the climatological peak, the date when historical records show the most tropical storms and hurricanes. Storms reach Georgia from the Atlantic Ocean. Storms that cross northern Florida can also reach the state.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issues the official hurricane watches and warnings for Georgia, and publishes advisories for every active Atlantic storm. RainViewer shows storm tracks on a map and does not replace official warnings. The NHC is the source for official storm forecasts.
The forecast cone on the RainViewer map shows the probable track of the centre of a storm during the forecast period. The cone does not show how far wind, rain, or storm surge reach from the centre, so areas outside the cone can still have storm effects. The cone is part of the Storm Tracks layer, together with the current position, the past path, and the forecast path.
RainViewer shows rain radar for Georgia, and the Georgia weather radar page lists radar coverage and links to city radar pages. RainViewer updates radar every 5 minutes. Radar shows rain inside a storm. The Storm Tracks layer shows where the storm is moving.