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*October 22, 1950 – ] briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *October 22, 1950 – ] briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*August 31, 1952 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 2 hurricane.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *August 31, 1952 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 2 hurricane. Two indirect deaths were reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="mwr">{{cite web|author=Grady Norton, U.S. Weather Bureau|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|date=January 1953|access-date=2011-01-11|title=Hurricanes of the 1952 Season|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1952.pdf}}</ref>
*September 28, 1952 – A ] made landfall near ].<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *September 28, 1952 – A ] made landfall near ].<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*October 15, 1954 – ] made landfall near the North Carolina and South Carolina border as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of {{convert|115|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}}, causing major damage. Tides of {{convert|10|-|11|ft|m|abbr=on}} were reported along the coastline, destroying hundreds of buildings. One death was reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="nwssc">{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/images/ilm/HurricaneHazel/ImpactsSC.jpg|title=South Carolina Impacts from Hurricane Hazel|date=2014-10-15|work=National Weather Service Office Wilmington, North Carolina|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2015-09-23|location=Wilmington, North Carolina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913171802/http://www.weather.gov/images/ilm/HurricaneHazel/ImpactsSC.jpg|archive-date=September 13, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> *October 15, 1954 – ] made landfall near the North Carolina and South Carolina border as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of {{convert|115|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}}, causing major damage. Tides of {{convert|10|-|11|ft|m|abbr=on}} were reported along the coastline, destroying hundreds of buildings. One death was reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="nwssc">{{cite web|url=http://www.weather.gov/images/ilm/HurricaneHazel/ImpactsSC.jpg|title=South Carolina Impacts from Hurricane Hazel|date=2014-10-15|work=National Weather Service Office Wilmington, North Carolina|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2015-09-23|location=Wilmington, North Carolina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913171802/http://www.weather.gov/images/ilm/HurricaneHazel/ImpactsSC.jpg|archive-date=September 13, 2015|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
*September 26, 1956 – The ] remnants of ] crossed through the state. *September 26, 1956 – The ] remnants of ] crossed through the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*June 2, 1959 – ] briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *June 2, 1959 – ] briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*July 9–10, 1959 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 1 hurricane on July 9, producing relatively minor damage. However, up to {{convert|9.79|in|mm}} of rain fell in ], and one death was reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="hpc-trop">{{cite book|url=http://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/cindy1959filledrainblk.gif|title=Tropical Cyclone Point Maxima|chapter=Hurricane Cindy rainfall page|author=Roth, David M|date=October 3, 2008|author2=Hydrometeorological Prediction Center|publisher=United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather Service|access-date=June 10, 2012}}</ref>
*July 9–10, 1959 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 1 hurricane on July 9.
*September 29-30, 1959 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of {{convert|115|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} on September 29, causing major damage. Water levels of {{convert|8.14|ft|m}} were observed in ], while wind gusts estimated near {{convert|130|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} occurred in coastal ], ] and ] counties. In total, 10 deaths were reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="Gracie">{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/media/chs/events/HurricaneGracie1959.pdf|title=Hurricane Gracie: Sep 29, 1959 |date=2019-09-29|work=National Weather Service Office Charleston, South Carolina|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2024-10-27|location=Charleston, South Carolina}}</ref> *September 29-30, 1959 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of {{convert|115|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} on September 29, causing major damage. Water levels of {{convert|8.14|ft|m}} were observed in ], while wind gusts estimated near {{convert|130|kn|mph km/h|abbr=on|round=5|order=out}} occurred in coastal ], ] and ] counties. In total, 10 deaths were reported.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="Gracie">{{cite web|url=https://www.weather.gov/media/chs/events/HurricaneGracie1959.pdf|title=Hurricane Gracie: Sep 29, 1959 |date=2019-09-29|work=National Weather Service Office Charleston, South Carolina|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2024-10-27|location=Charleston, South Carolina}}</ref>
*July 29, 1960 – ] closely paralleled the South Carolina coastline, bringing heavy rain.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *July 29, 1960 – ] closely paralleled the South Carolina coastline, bringing heavy rain.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*July 23, 1964 – A ] impacted the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *July 23, 1964 – A ] impacted the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*August 30–31, 1964 – ] crossed through the state as a tropical depression.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *August 30–31, 1964 – ] crossed through the state as a tropical depression.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*September 13, 1964 – ] crossed through the state as a tropical storm.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *September 13, 1964 – ] crossed through the state as a tropical storm. Up to {{convert|8.25|in|mm}} of rain fell in ].<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref name="stormdata">{{cite report|url=http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-75401739-35A2-480D-A776-58AEE295442A.pdf|title=Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena|date=1964|work=]|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |pages=100|access-date=September 18, 2015|location=Asheville, North Carolina|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918040341/http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/orders/IPS/IPS-75401739-35A2-480D-A776-58AEE295442A.pdf|archive-date=September 18, 2015}}</ref>
*June 16, 1965 – The ] remnants of a ] crossed through the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *June 16, 1965 – The ] remnants of a ] crossed through the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*June 10, 1966 – ] passed through southern portions of the state as a tropical storm.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *June 10, 1966 – ] passed through southern portions of the state as a tropical storm.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
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*September 8–9, 1977 – ] impacted northern portions of the state as a tropical depression.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *September 8–9, 1977 – ] impacted northern portions of the state as a tropical depression.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*June 16, 1979 – A ] made landfall near ]. *June 16, 1979 – A ] made landfall near ].
*September 5, 1979 – ] entered southern South Carolina briefly as a Category 1 hurricane, before weakening to a tropical storm as it passed through central and northern portions of the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *September 5, 1979 – ] entered southern South Carolina briefly as a Category 1 hurricane, before weakening to a tropical storm as it passed through central and northern portions of the state. Wind gusts of up to {{convert|70|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} were observed in ].<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}<ref>{{cite journal|author=Hebert, Paul J |access-date=October 3, 2021 |title=Atlantic Hurricane Season of 1979 |journal=Monthly Weather Review |date=July 1, 1980 |volume=108 |issue=7 |pages=973–990 |doi=10.1175/1520-0493(1980)108<0973:AHSO>2.0.CO;2 |publisher=American Meteorological Society |url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1979.pdf |bibcode=1980MWRv..108..973H |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104020243/http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/general/lib/lib1/nhclib/mwreviews/1979.pdf |archive-date=January 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*July 3–4, 1981 – A ] impacted the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *July 3–4, 1981 – A ] impacted the state.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}
*July 25, 1985 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 1 hurricane.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}} *July 25, 1985 – ] made landfall near ] as a Category 1 hurricane.<ref name="u.s. hurricanes">{{cite report|url=http://www.aoml.noaa.gov/hrd/hurdat/All_U.S._Hurricanes.html|title=Chronological List of All Hurricanes: 1851 &ndash; 2012|date=2013|work=Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=July 24, 2013}}</ref>{{Atlantic hurricane best track}}

Revision as of 20:25, 27 October 2024

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. Two indirect deaths were reported.
  • 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, producing relatively minor damage. However, up to 9.79 inches (249 mm) of rain fell in Winnsboro, and one death was reported.
  • 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.
  • July 29, 1960 – Tropical Storm Brenda closely paralleled the South Carolina coastline, bringing heavy rain.
  • July 23, 1964 – A tropical depression impacted the state.
  • August 30–31, 1964 – Hurricane Cleo crossed through the state as a tropical depression.
  • September 13, 1964 – Hurricane Dora crossed through the state as a tropical storm. Up to 8.25 inches (210 mm) of rain fell in Conway.
  • June 16, 1965 – The extratropical remnants of a tropical storm crossed through the state.
  • June 10, 1966 – Hurricane Alma passed through southern portions of the state as a tropical storm.
  • June 8–10, 1968 – Hurricane Abby impacted the state as a tropical depression.
  • May 26, 1970 – Hurricane Alma crossed through the state as a tropical storm.
  • September 11, 1971 – A tropical depression impacted the state.
  • June 21, 1972 – Hurricane Agnes crossed through the state as a tropical depression.
  • August 21, 1976 – Tropical Storm Dottie made landfall near Charleston as a tropical storm, quickly dissipating thereafter.
  • September 15, 1976 – A subtropical storm crossed through the state.
  • September 5, 1977 – The disturbance that became Hurricane Clara formed as a tropical depression near Charleston, moving out to sea shortly after.
  • September 8–9, 1977 – Hurricane Babe impacted northern portions of the state as a tropical depression.
  • June 16, 1979 – A tropical depression made landfall near Charleston.
  • September 5, 1979 – Hurricane David entered southern South Carolina briefly as a Category 1 hurricane, before weakening to a tropical storm as it passed through central and northern portions of the state. Wind gusts of up to 70 mph (110 km/h) were observed in Hilton Head Island.
  • July 3–4, 1981 – A tropical depression impacted the state.
  • July 25, 1985 – Hurricane Bob made landfall near Beaufort as a Category 1 hurricane.
  • November 22, 1985 – Hurricane Kate crossed through the state as a tropical storm.
  • August 15, 1986 – The disturbance that became Hurricane Charley impacted the state.
  • August 28–29, 1988 – Tropical Storm Chris crossed through the state as a tropical storm.
  • September 22, 1989 – Hurricane Hugo made landfall on Sullivan's Island as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h).
  • October 13, 1990 – The extratropical remnants of a Tropical Storm Marco impacted the state.
  • July 20, 1994 – A tropical depression made landfall near Georgetown.
  • August 17, 1994 – Tropical Storm Beryl crossed through far western South Carolina as a tropical depression.
  • November 21, 1994 – Hurricane Gordon entered the state briefly as a tropical depression, quickly dissipating thereafter.
  • June 6, 1995 – The extratropical remnants of a Hurricane Allison crossed through the state.
  • October 8, 1996 – The extratropical remnants of a Tropical Storm Josephine crossed through the state.
  • July 24, 1997 – Hurricane Danny crossed through the state as a tropical depression.
  • September 4, 1998 – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Earl crossed through the state.

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

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  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. Grady Norton, U.S. Weather Bureau (January 1953). "Hurricanes of the 1952 Season" (PDF). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
  6. "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.
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