St. Marys

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 Camden County, the county that contains St. Marys.

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 Camden County, the county that contains St. Marys.

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 Camden County, the county that contains St. Marys.

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.

1. Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
2. Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).

USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.

More event types since 1996

Costliest events since 1996

1. May 27, 2012Tropical Storm, Coastal Camden$2.3 million
   National Weather Service narrative

   At 8:54 pm on the 27th, the Kings Bay Naval Base reported at wind gust to 58 mph in a rain band. At 10:35 pm, the emergency manager reported that Kings Bay had a gust to 65 mph on a waterfront facility before the wind sensor stopped working. There were also reports of several trees blown down in the area. At 11 pm, the emergency manager reported a vehicle accident due to a tree down in the road at Harriets Bluff Road and Paulk Place. At 12:20 am, the emergency manager reported a tree was blown down on a home on Gary Place in Kingsland. There were no injuries. At 12:30 am, the emergency manager estimated winds near 65 mph in Harrietts Bluff. Pine trees and large branches were blown…

2. Jul 1, 2012Flood$800,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Widespread river flooding continued in southern Camden county due to historic flooding on the St. Marys River from heavy rainfall courtesy of Tropical Storm Debby. State Road 40 was closed between Kingsland and Folkston due to flooding. Numerous residences in Flea Hill were flooded and evacuated. About 37 homes in the Flea Hill area were flooded with river waters. The total cost of damage is still unknown, and for this recorded was estimated.

3. Aug 4, 2009Lightning$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Lightning struck a cabinet store named Henry's Cabinets in St. Marys. Numerous explosions occurred due to lacquer's and other chemicals exploding inside the shop. All persons evacuated safely with no injuries. The shop was destroyed. The cost of damage was estimated.

4. Jan 13, 2006Tornado$200,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   A weak F0 tornado touched down along I-95 about 5 miles southeast of Woodbine. Many trees were snapped off in a swath along I-95. A tractor-trailer was lifted and blown off of the interstate along the southbound lanes. The driver sustained no reported injuries. The tractor-trailer was carrying other cars, which were damaged in the accident from colliding with each other. Another vehicle was hit by a snapped tree. This driver also sustained no reported injuries.

5. Dec 24, 2002Tornado$50,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Same system as in Charlton County. Two roofs partially off homes near Colrane Road and 1/2 of a roof missing from house at Natures End near Point Peter. Large trees over in yard.

6. Feb 17, 1998Tornado$35,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Mobile home overturned. One house damaged. Large trees and power lines were blown down.

7. Aug 19, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$30,000
   National Weather Service narrative

   Large trees and power lines were blown down. One home damaged.

8. Jul 12, 1999Lightning$30,000
9. Mar 1, 1998Flood, Inland Camden$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. Feb 2, 2006Thunderstorm Wind$25,000
    National Weather Service narrative

    Trees down on power lines on Sherry Lane in Clarks Bluff.

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

105°FJul 21, 1942

All-time low

7°FJan 21, 1985

Warmest night

83°FJul 14, 1980

Coldest day

30°F2 times, most recently Jan 21, 1985

Wettest day

10.13 inSep 25, 1949

Snowiest day

1.5 inFeb 13, 1958

Hottest year

1949mean 71.4°F

Coldest year

1976mean 66.2°F

Wettest year

199179.63 in

Driest year

199031.20 in

Snowiest season

1.5 in1957-58

Station Jacksonville (USW00013889), 160 ft elevation, 20.2 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1938 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% 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 Camden 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 USW00013889.
• 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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