Storm Surge/Tide in Georgia
Every storm surge/tide event the National Weather Service has filed in Georgia, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Water pushed ashore above the normal tide by a storm’s winds and low pressure.
The most significant on the map
The most significant storm surge/tide episodes in Georgia.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 9
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $14 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Georgia, October 7 to 8, 2016Matthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.
- Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Georgia, September 11, 2017Irma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st.
- Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in Georgia, September 2, 2016Hermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.
- Storm Surge in Georgia, November 10, 2022Nicole first developed as a Subtropical Storm about 550 miles east of the northwest Bahamas in the morning of Monday, November 7th.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.