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The list of South Carolina hurricanes includes tropical or subtropical cyclones that have affected the U.S. state of South Carolina.

List of storms

Saffir–Simpson scale
TD	TS	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5

Pre–1900

August 24–25, 1851 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
August 28, 1852 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
October 10, 1852 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
September 9, 1854 – After striking Georgia as a hurricane, a strong tropical storm passed through the state.
September 1, 1856 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
September 17, 1859 – A tropical storm passed through northwestern portions of the state.
June 22, 1867 – A Category 1 hurricane made landfall to the east of Charleston.
August 28, 1871 – A tropical depression passed through southern portions of the state.
October 6, 1871 – A tropical storm affected southern portions of the state.
September 20, 1873 – A fast-moving tropical storm passed through southern portions of the state.
September 28, 1874 – A Category 1 hurricane made landfall near Seabrook Island.
October 4, 1877 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
September 12, 1878 – A Category 1 hurricane made landfall near Edisto Beach.
September 11, 1882 – A tropical storm passed through northwestern portions of the state.
September 11–12, 1884 – A slow-moving tropical depression struck the state.
August 25, 1885 – A Category 2 hurricane made landfall on Kiawah Island. 21 deaths were reported.
October 12, 1885 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
June 22, 1886 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
July 1, 1886 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
October 20, 1887 – A tropical depression crossed through the state.
September 10, 1888 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
September 24, 1889 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
June 16, 1893 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
August 27, 1893 – The devastating Sea Islands Hurricane struck the Sea Islands region of Georgia and South Carolina, causing major damage. An estimated 1,000–2,000 people were killed between both states.
October 4, 1893 – A tropical storm crossed through the state.
October 13, 1893 – A Category 3 hurricane made landfall near McClellanville.
September 27, 1894 – A Category 1 hurricane made landfall near Port Royal.
October 10, 1894 – After impacting Georgia, a hurricane entered southwestern South Carolina briefly as a Category 1, later impacting other portions of the state as a tropical storm.
July 8, 1896 – A tropical depression affected northwestern parts of the state.
September 29, 1896 – After impacting Georgia, the Cedar Key hurricane passed through South Carolina as a Category 2 hurricane.
August 31, 1898 – A Category 1 hurricane made landfall near Hilton Head Island.
October 31, 1899 – A Category 2 hurricane made landfall near Myrtle Beach.

1900s

2000s

Deadly storms

The following is a list of tropical cyclones with 10 or more known deaths in the state.

Name	Year	Number of deaths
Unnamed	1893	1,000–2,000
Helene	2024	51
Unnamed	1940	34
Unnamed	1885	21
Unnamed	1911	17
Unnamed	1893	15
Hugo	1989	13
Gracie	1959	10

Notes

References

^ Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 – 2012. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
^ Rappaport, Edward N.; Partagás, José Fernández; Beven, Jack (April 22, 1997). "Appendix 1. Cyclones with 25+ Deaths". The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492-1996 (Report). National Hurricane Center. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
"Sea Islands Overwhelmed: Steadily the List of Cyclone Victims Grows. Coroner's Estimate Over 750 Dead". The New York Times. September 3, 1893. ProQuest 95079845.