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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

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Saffir–Simpson scale
TD TS C1 C2 C3 C4 C5

Pre–1900

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1900–1949

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1950–1999

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  • October 22, 1950 – Hurricane Love briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.[1][2]
  • August 31, 1952 – Hurricane Able made landfall near Beaufort as a Category 2 hurricane. Two indirect deaths were reported.[1][2][5]
  • September 28, 1952 – A tropical storm made landfall near Myrtle Beach.[1][2]
  • 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.[1][2][6]
  • September 26, 1956 – The extratropical remnants of Hurricane Flossy crossed through the state.[1][2]
  • June 2, 1959 – Tropical Storm Arlene briefly entered the state as a tropical depression, dissipating shortly thereafter.[1][2]
  • 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.[1][2][7]
Radar image of Hurricane Gracie taken by the United States Navy

2000-present

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Listed by month

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South Carolina hurricanes by month
Month Number of storms
May
6
June
17
July
15
August
21
September
43
October
25
November
3

Deadly storms

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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 [54]
Helene 2024 51 [55]
Unnamed 1940 33 [56]
Unnamed 1885 21 [3]
Unnamed 1911 17 [3]
Unnamed 1893 15 [3]
Hugo 1989 13 [19]
Gracie 1959 10 [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ A major hurricane is a tropical cyclone that ranks as a Category 3 or higher on the Saffir–Simpson scale.

References

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  56. ^ "August 11, 1940 Hurricane" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. 1984-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-30.