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Surface weather analysis of the 1898 Georgia hurricane on October 2. That hurricane was the strongest hurricane on record to hit the state and was the most recent major hurricane to strike Georgia. The list of Georgia hurricanes includes tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected the U.S. state of Georgia.
As Hurricane Matthew traveled rapidly towards the southeastern region of the United States, it hit closely to the coasts of Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina. On October 7 in Fernandina Beach, Florida, there was a peak surge of 9.88 ft (3.01 m) above normal.
The 1893 Sea Islands hurricane was a deadly major hurricane that struck the Sea Islands which was near Savannah, Georgia on August 27, 1893. [1] It was the 7th deadliest hurricane in United States history, and was one of three deadly hurricanes during the 1893 Atlantic hurricane season; the storm killed an estimated 1,000–2,000 people, mostly from storm surge.
In Savannah, Georgia, local leaders said flooding could happen in areas that don't usually get high water if Debby stalls out over the city. ... In 2016, flooding from Hurricane Matthew caused 24 ...
Fox News anchor Shep Smith issued some terrifying proclamations urging people to evacuate before Hurricane Matthew makes landfall in Florida on Friday.
Savannah was most recently affected by an active 2016 hurricane season, including Hurricane Matthew (which made a partial eyewall landfall), [26] and was brushed by Hurricane Irma in 2017. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] [ 29 ] The 2024 season saw impacts from Hurricane Debby [ 30 ] and Hurricane Helene .
Here’s what it looks like in places across south and east Georgia.
All of Savannah and Chatham county east of I95 was evacuated ahead of Hurricane Matthew. [47] 2017 – All of Savannah and Chatham County east of I95 evacuated due to the impact of Hurricane Irma. [48] 2018 Savannah Law School closed. [49] City and county police merger ends, separating the two agencies. [50]