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===2000-present=== ===2000-present===

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Hurricane Hugo approaching South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane on September 21, 1989

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

1900–1949

1950–1999

  • October 22, 1950 – Hurricane Love briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.
  • August 31, 1952 – Hurricane Able made landfall near Beaufort as a Category 2 hurricane.
  • September 28, 1952 – A tropical storm made landfall near Myrtle Beach.
  • October 15, 1954 – Hurricane Hazel made landfall near the North Carolina and South Carolina border as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), causing major damage. Tides of 10–11 ft (3.0–3.4 m) were reported along the coastline, destroying hundreds of buildings. One death was reported.
  • September 26, 1956 – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Flossy crossed through the state.
  • June 2, 1959 – Tropical Storm Arlene briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.
  • July 9–10, 1959 – Hurricane Cindy made landfall near McClellanville as a Category 1 hurricane on July 9.
  • September 29-30, 1959 - Hurricane Gracie made landfall near Edisto Island as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) on September 29, causing major damage. Water levels of 8.14 feet (2.48 m) were observed in Charleston Harbor, while wind gusts estimated near 150 mph (240 km/h) occurred in coastal Beaufort, Colleton and Charleston counties. In total, 10 deaths were reported.

2000-present

Deadly storms

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

Name Year Number
of deaths 		Ref
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

  1. ^ Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 – 2012. Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "Atlantic hurricane best track (HURDAT version 2)" (Database). United States National Hurricane Center. May 11, 2024. Retrieved January 15, 2025. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. "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.
  5. "South Carolina Impacts from Hurricane Hazel". National Weather Service Office Wilmington, North Carolina. Wilmington, North Carolina: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. October 15, 2014. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
  6. "Hurricane Gracie: Sep 29, 1959" (PDF). National Weather Service Office Charleston, South Carolina. Charleston, South Carolina: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
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