List of South Carolina hurricanes

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Hurricane Hugo approaching South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane on September 21, 1989 Hugo 1989-09-21 1900Z.png
Hurricane Hugo approaching South Carolina as a Category 4 hurricane on September 21, 1989

Since 1851, 132 tropical or subtropical cyclones have either directly or indirectly affected the state of South Carolina, with the most recent being Chantal in 2025.

Contents

List of storms

Pre–1900

1900–1949

1950–1999

Radar image of Hurricane Gracie taken by the United States Navy Hurricane Gracie on radar scope in September 1959.jpg
Radar image of Hurricane Gracie taken by the United States Navy

2000–present

Listed by month

South Carolina hurricanes by month
MonthNumber of storms
May
6
June
17
July
16
August
21
September
44
October
25
November
3

Deadly storms

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

NameYearNumber
of deaths
Ref
Unnamed 18931,000–2,000 [75]
Helene 202450 [73]
Unnamed 194035 [76]
Unnamed 188521 [4]
Unnamed 191117 [4]
Unnamed 189315 [4]
Hugo 198913 [24]
Gracie 195910 [13]
Matthew 20164 [77]
Florence 20184 [78]
Unnamed 19043 [6]
Nestor 20193 [79]
Able 19522 [10]
Helene 20002 [80]
Unnamed 19161 [7]
Hazel 19541 [11]
Cindy 19591 [81]
Chris 19881 [82]
Danny 19971 [83]
Charley 20041 [84]
Jeanne 20041 [85]
Beryl 20121 [86]
Andrea 20131 [87]
Hermine 20161 [88]
Bertha 20201 [89]

See also

Notes

  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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