Brunswick

Every recorded tornado

1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
2. Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.

Every storm within 100 miles

1. Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.

Every large fire

1. Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.

Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.

Smoke overhead

1. A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.

NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.

Flood insurance figures are for Glynn County, the county that contains Brunswick.

Claims by ZIP code

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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Glynn County, the county that contains Brunswick.

River gauges

1. Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.

NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.

The drought index is for Glynn County, the county that contains Brunswick.

1. The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.

NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. Apr 25, 2026Wildfire, Inland Glynn$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   On April 20, 2026 at 4 PM EDT, the Georgia Forestry Commission reported a wildfire developed along Highway 82 near Atkinson, GA. The Highway 82 fire was caused by a Mylar balloon coming into contact with a power line, creating an electrical arc that ignited the surrounding vegetation. This wildfire resulted in the worst home loss from a single fire in Georgia history, with 110 homes destroyed and 27 homes damaged. On April 25th, the fire grew to 9,578 acres per overnight infrared flight mapping. The winds shifted to southwesterly pushing smoke from Brantley County to Glynn County, with heavy smoke around Post Road and Highway 32. The fire was 13,745 acres and 7% contained. The…

2. Feb 17, 1998Tornado$500,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   15-20 Homes were damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.

3. Jul 27, 1998Thunderstorm Wind$100,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Downbust uprooted large trees and damaged 10 homes.

4. Jul 5, 2026Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The City of Brunswick Emergency Manager reported that the Airport Hanger Roof Collapsed at the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport. Radar estimated time.

5. Oct 5, 2005Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Spawned by Tropical Storm Tammy. Tornado touched down near Spur 25 striking a hotel and causing minor roof damage (est. $10K) and snapping several pines. Tornado moved NNE over Gatch Lane where it ripped up power lines and unroofed a mobile home (est $40K) and lifted. Tornado had a second brief touchdown along State Road 99 near New Hope Plantation where it snapped pine trees.

6. Apr 1, 1999Thunderstorm Wind$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Port crane was blown into another. Boom was bent.

7. Aug 18, 2010Heavy Rain$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   The combination of heavy rainfall, water pooling on the roof and structural failure caused the roof of the Family Dollar Store on 4420 Altama Avenue in the Brunswick area to collapse. One person was hospitalized due to injuries and 3 others suffered minor injuries. Radar indicated rainfall rates near 2 inches per hour, and the time of the event was estimated. The cost of damage was estimated at $20K and the cost of supply damage was estimated at $10K.

8. Jul 5, 2026Flood$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Water entered the first floor of an apartment complex off of Darien Hwy in Brunswick, GA.

9. Mar 1, 1998Flood, Inland Glynn$25,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Total flooding related to El Nino. More than 200 homes damaged. Flooding mainly along the St Mary's, Altamaha, and Satilla Rivers. Some areas also effect with Closed Basin flooding.

10. Aug 8, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$20,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Large trees and power lines were blown down. One vehicle damaged by falling tree.

1. Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.

All-time high

106°FJul 21, 1986

All-time low

5°F2 times, most recently Jan 21, 1985

Warmest night

85°FJul 29, 1896

Coldest day

29°FDec 30, 1917

Wettest day

9.92 inOct 19, 1944

Snowiest day

3.0 inFeb 15, 1895

Hottest year

1998mean 71.2°F

Coldest year

1983mean 66.0°F

Wettest year

195379.15 in

Driest year

193131.92 in

Station Brunswick (USC00091340), 13 ft elevation, 3.0 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1895 to October 27, 2026; 89.1% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.

NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.

Declarations for Glynn County.

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OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.

• Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
• Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
• Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
• Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
• Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
• Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USC00091340.
• River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
• Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
• Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.

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