Historical record — not a forecast
Brunswick
Brunswick, GA has had 59 storms pass within 75 km since 1851, the strongest being an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane).
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Brunswick
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The historical record
Storm history
59 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Brunswick since 1851, based on NOAA’s HURDAT2 best-track data (1851-2025). Atlantic storm counts before the mid-20th century undercount storms that stayed at sea; aircraft reconnaissance began in the 1940s and systematic satellite coverage in 1966. Storms that struck populated coastline are the most reliably recorded part of the record.
By storm category
- Tropical Depression
- 9
- Tropical Storm
- 39
- Category 1 Hurricane
- 5
- Category 2 Hurricane
- 2
- Category 3 Hurricane
- 3
- Category 4 Hurricane
- 1
By decade
- 1850s
- 2
- 1870s
- 5
- 1880s
- 6
- 1890s
- 5
- 1900s
- 2
- 1910s
- 8
- 1920s
- 1
- 1930s
- 1
- 1940s
- 4
- 1950s
- 1
- 1960s
- 3
- 1970s
- 6
- 1980s
- 6
- 1990s
- 1
- 2000s
- 3
- 2010s
- 2
- 2020s
- 3
Strongest & most recent
- Strongest on record
- an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt) passed within 27.0 km in 1898
- Most recent
- Debby (2024, Tropical Storm, 45 kt) passed within 36.5 km in 2024
- Coordinates
- 31.13615, -81.46694
- Basin
- atlantic
Notable storms on record
- Unnamed storm (1898) — Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt, passed within 27.0 km on 1898-10-02
- Unnamed storm (1893) — Category 3 Hurricane, 105 kt, passed within 73.8 km on 1893-10-13
- Unnamed storm (1893) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 71.7 km on 1893-08-28
- Unnamed storm (1854) — Category 3 Hurricane, 100 kt, passed within 54.1 km on 1854-09-08
- Unnamed storm (1881) — Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 71.7 km on 1881-08-28
- Unnamed storm (1853) — Category 2 Hurricane, 90 kt, passed within 60.1 km on 1853-10-21
- David (1979) — Category 1 Hurricane, 80 kt, passed within 47.7 km on 1979-09-04
- Unnamed storm (1928) — Category 1 Hurricane, 75 kt, passed within 35.2 km on 1928-09-18
Historical return intervals
These are plain historical averages — years of record divided by how many times a storm of that strength has passed within 75 km. They are not a probability or a forecast of a future storm; they describe how often storms of each strength have occurred in the past.
- Tropical storm strength or greater
- on average every 3.5 years, historically
- Hurricane strength
- on average every 15.9 years, historically
- Major hurricane (Cat 3+)
- on average every 43.8 years, historically
How many hurricanes and storms have hit near Brunswick?
Since 1851, 59 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 75 km of Brunswick, GA, based on NOAA HURDAT2 best-track data.
What was the strongest storm to affect Brunswick?
an unnamed storm (1898, Category 4 Hurricane, 115 kt) passed within 27.0 km in 1898, reaching Category 4 Hurricane strength.
Is this a hurricane forecast for Brunswick?
No. This page presents only historical, already-occurred storm data. It contains no forecast, prediction, or safety or evacuation guidance. Return-interval figures above are historical averages, not a probability of a future storm. See our methodology.