Hurricane (Typhoon) in South Carolina
Every hurricane (typhoon) event the National Weather Service has filed in South Carolina, year by year, with the most significant episodes. A tropical cyclone with sustained winds of 64 knots (74 mph) or more, filed per forecast zone for its wind, and with separate events for its flooding, surge and tornadoes.
The most significant on the map
The most significant hurricane (typhoon) episodes in South Carolina.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 44
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $257 million
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Hurricane and Tornadoes in South Carolina, September 14 to 16, 2018Hurricane Florence began its long Atlantic trek from the Cape Verde Islands in early September. It made landfall near Wrightsville Beach during the morning of September 14th.
- Hurricane and Tornado in South Carolina, October 8 to 25, 2016Major Hurricane Matthew moved up the southeast coast and slowly weakened to a category 1 storm as it moved up along the South Carolina coast and then eastward near the North Carolina coast.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 5, 1996Hurricane Fran remained largely offshore as it passed north, with wind gusts reported near 70 knots along the Horry County coast. Eleven evacuation shelters housed 5400 people. One death occurred, to a woman whose car went down an embankment near Conway.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999Hurricane Floyd weakened to a category three hurricane as it approached the southeast Georgia and southern South Carolina coasts on the morning of September 15th.The storm brushed the area during the late afternoon and evening as it took a more north and northeast course toward…
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 14, 2004Hurricane Charley initially made landfall on the west coast of Florida between Fort Myers and Tampa as a category four hurricane. The storm crossed Florida, and exited the coast as a category one.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 26, 1998The center of Hurricane Bonnie came within 70 miles of the Horry County coast as the storm tracked north during the afternoon and early evening.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, July 12, 1996Bertha passed north off the coast, with little tide or beach erosion problem. Winds were strongest between noon and mid- afternoon, gusting near 60 mph along most of the Grand Strand, but to hurricane strength at Cherry Grove Pier.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, July 12, 1996Bertha's sustained hurricane force winds did not reach Horry County, but gusted to 78 mph at Cherry Grove Pier in the early afternoon. Damage to the county was primarily due to loss of tourism, as, per state Governor order, 175,000 people evacuated east of US Highway 17.
- Hurricane and High Wind in South Carolina, September 15 to 16, 1999The center of Hurricane Floyd, a category 3 storm, moved northeast about 60 miles off the coast of Georgetown County, and as close as 40 miles from North Myrtle Beach in Horry County before making landfall at Cape Fear NC as a category 2 storm.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, July 12, 1996Hurricane Bertha came close to the south coastal counties of South Carolina, but did not cause any significant damage. The maximum sustained winds (36kts) and peak gust (50kts) both occurred at the Charleston City Office on 7/12/96.
- Hurricane and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, October 17, 1999Three to five inches of rain fell across the tri-county area during the morning and early afternoon of October 17, associated with the rainbands from Hurricane Irene.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 31, 1996Hurricane Edourd move northward across the Atlantic Ocean, a couple of hundred miles east of the South Carolina coast causing minor beach erosion along coastal areas of Charleston and Colleton counties.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 5, 1996On the 5th Hurricane Fran brushed the county warning area of Charleston. The highest peak wind gust was observed at Lake Marionin Berkeley county where a tree struck struck a car in the Cainhoy area and the porch of a Bonneau home was ripped off.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 30, 1999Hurricane Dennis, a category 2 storm, moved up the coast, the center about 100 miles offshore during the early morning hours. Winds gusted around 50 mph and rainfall 1 to 4 inches caused street ponding. There was heavy surf and minor beach erosion.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 14, 2004The center of Hurricane Charley brushed the northern Charleston county coastline before making landfall just north of Myrtle Beach. The strongest wind were in northern Charleston county and eastern Berkeley county.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, September 5, 1996As Hurricane Fran passed north, well off the coast, wind gusts were recorded as high as 57 mph in City of Georgetown. Ocean surge was 4-6 feet. A 67 foot shrimp boat sunk north of the Sampit River Bridge.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, July 11 to 12, 1996Bertha's hurricane force winds stayed over the ocean, but gale force winds affected the coast, and 6-8 foot surf caused minor beach erosion. No flooding reported. Two evacuation shelters were opened on the 11th, housed 293 people, and closed the 12th following storm passage.
- Hurricane in South Carolina, August 26, 1998Several trees down in the Mt. Pleasant area of Charleston County as Hurricane Bonnie passed east of the area headed for the North Carolina coast.
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.