Storm Monitor
Georgia hurricane tracker: live storms, alerts and inland wind risk
Use this page to monitor tropical systems and severe weather threatening Georgia, watch where storm activity is clustering, and explore individual event details.
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Live storm map — Georgia watch
Track tropical systems and severe weather relevant to Georgia as they arrive in the US feed.
Severe weather alerts — Georgia watch
The live US severe-weather feed, sorted by latest updates. Storms affecting Georgia appear here as they are detected.
| Event | Severity |
|---|---|
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 2:15PM CDT until August 18 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 12 at 2:07AM CDT until August 12 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Green Bay WI | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 3:03PM CDT until August 18 at 4:00PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 3:46PM EDT until August 18 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Jacksonville FL | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 1:32PM MDT until August 18 at 2:15PM MDT by NWS Billings MT | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 3:42PM MDT until August 17 at 4:45PM MDT by NWS Glasgow MT | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 2:28PM CDT until August 18 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS La Crosse WI | HIGH |
🌪️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 13 at 12:44AM CDT until August 13 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS North Platte NE | CRITICAL |
🌪️ Flood Alert Flood Warning issued August 14 at 11:34PM EDT until August 15 at 11:30AM EDT by NWS Indianapolis IN | HIGH |
🌪️ Flood Alert Flash Flood Warning issued August 17 at 1:15PM EDT until August 17 at 4:15PM EDT by NWS Charleston WV | HIGH |
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About this tracker
Georgia Hurricane Risk: Fewer Landfalls, Real Inland Danger
Georgia's concave coastline — tucked into the Georgia Bight between Florida and the Carolinas — means direct hurricane landfalls are rare; the last major hurricane to strike the Georgia coast head-on was the 1898 Sea Islands storm. The modern lesson, though, is that Georgia's hurricane problem is inland: storms landfalling in Florida or the Carolinas routinely cross Georgia while still at hurricane or strong tropical-storm intensity.
Hurricane Michael (2018) entered southwest Georgia still at hurricane strength — the first hurricane-force winds in the state since 1898 — and inflicted multi-billion-dollar losses on the cotton and pecan harvests. Hurricane Helene (2024) was worse: it tracked from the Big Bend up through Valdosta and Augusta with hurricane-force gusts hundreds of miles inland, downing millions of trees and causing dozens of deaths in Georgia alone. Irma (2017) produced tropical-storm-force winds across virtually the entire state.
Watch active systems on the live hurricane tracker, and monitor storms approaching from the south on the Florida hurricane tracker — Florida landfalls are Georgia's most common storm origin.
The Georgia Coast: Savannah, Brunswick and the Barrier Islands
Georgia's 100-mile coast is short but exposed. Savannah and Tybee Island, Brunswick and the Golden Isles, and the undeveloped barrier islands all sit low against a shallow shelf that concentrates storm surge — Irma's surge flooded Tybee even from a track far to the west. Coastal Chatham, Bryan, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn, and Camden counties all maintain evacuation zones, and the state can reverse I-16 to move Savannah's population inland ahead of a major storm.
Inland Georgia's hazards are wind over saturated ground and freshwater flooding. Helene demonstrated the failure mode: fast-moving storms keep hurricane-force gusts deep into the state, and pine forests over wet soil produce mass tree falls onto homes and power lines. When a storm is inbound, treat inland wind fields — not just the coastal cone — as the primary Georgia threat, and follow the wider picture on the global disaster tracker.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did a hurricane last hit Georgia directly?
The last major hurricane to make direct landfall on the Georgia coast was the 1898 Sea Islands hurricane. Modern hurricane impacts in Georgia mostly arrive overland — Michael (2018) crossed southwest Georgia at hurricane strength after its Florida Panhandle landfall, and Helene (2024) carried hurricane-force gusts deep into the state.
Does Savannah get hurricanes?
Savannah is exposed but has been historically fortunate — the Georgia Bight's curved coastline deflects many storms. Close calls like Matthew (2016), which passed just offshore, and Irma's (2017) surge flooding at nearby Tybee Island show the risk is real, and Chatham County maintains evacuation zones and an I-16 reversal plan for a direct hit.
What was Hurricane Helene's impact on Georgia?
Helene (2024) crossed Georgia from the Florida Big Bend through Valdosta toward Augusta with hurricane-force gusts far inland, killing dozens of people in the state, downing millions of trees, and leaving widespread multi-day power outages — one of the worst inland wind events in modern Georgia history.
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Last updated 8/18/2026, 8:19:31 PM