Storm Surge/Tide in South Carolina

Events

35

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, September 11 to 12, 20171 death · 1 injured · $575,000 · EF1 · 23 eventsIrma first developed into a tropical storm on August 30th about 420 miles west of the Cabo Verde Islands, and within 24 hours strengthened into a hurricane. Irma continued to intensify and became a major hurricane over the eastern Atlantic on September 1st.
• Tornado and Storm Surge in South Carolina, August 3 to 4, 20201 death · 1 injured · $100,000 · EF0 · 3 eventsHurricane Isaias came off the African coast as a tropical wave on July 23, 2020. It became Tropical Storm Isaias on July 30th, further strengthening to a hurricane on the 31st. After crossing the Bahamas, it weakened to a tropical storm.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, September 5 to 6, 20081 death · $10,000 · 4 eventsTropical Storm Hanna came ashore near the NC/SC border, with winds over 40 mph and heavy rain. Rainfall amounts averaged between four and six inches. There were multiple road closures in Horry county, due to the heavy rain and minor storm surge.
• Tornadoes and Tropical Storm in South Carolina, August 30 to 31, 20232 injured · $125,000 · EF1 · 30 eventsIdalia first developed into a tropical depression across the western Caribbean Sea near the Yucatan Peninsula on August 26th before slowly gaining strength and becoming a tropical storm on August 27th.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, September 2, 20161 injured · $250,000 · 9 eventsHermine developed as a Tropical Depression near the north coast of Cuba on August 28th. The depression then tracked westward into the central Gulf of Mexico and strengthened into a Tropical Storm. Hermine then tracked generally northeastward and strengthened into a Hurricane.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, August 26, 2011$227,000 · 15 eventsHurricane Irene passed by to the east of the South Carolina coastline on August 26, 2011, producing tropical storm force wind gusts, beach erosion, high surf and rip currents across portions of southern South Carolina.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, October 7 to 8, 201649 eventsMatthew first developed into a Tropical Storm about 35 miles southeast of St. Lucia on September 28 before quickly strengthening into a powerful hurricane as it tracked westward across the Caribbean Sea.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, September 30, 202214 eventsHurricane Ian made landfall along the west coast of Florida on September 28, 2022, then moved across the Florida peninsula and exited off the east coast of Florida on September 29, 2022. Ian then moved north and made a second landfall near Georgetown, SC on September 30, 2022.
• Storm Surge and Tropical Depression in South Carolina, November 10 to 11, 20221 injured · 3 eventsNicole first developed as a Subtropical Storm about 550 miles east of the northwest Bahamas in the morning of Monday, November 7th.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in South Carolina, October 10 to 11, 201810 eventsMichael first developed into a tropical depression early on October, 7th approximately 90 miles east of Chetumal, Mexico before gradually strengthening to a tropical storm by the afternoon while tracking north off the Yucatan Peninsula coast.
• Storm Surge and Flash Flooding in South Carolina, June 6, 20169 eventsColin first developed as a Tropical Depression just north of the Yucatan Peninsula on Sunday June 5th in the Gulf of Mexico. The system then tracked in a general north/northwest direction and strengthened into a Tropical Storm.
• Storm Surge in South Carolina, February 3 to 4, 19981 eventA nor'easter caused heavy surf and 2-3 feet of beach erosion, especially along Cherry Grove Beach.
• Storm Surge in South Carolina, September 15, 20011 eventAs the center of Tropical Storm Gabrielle passed 200 miles off the coast, gale-force winds and 11 foot seas over the coastal waters combined with high tides to cause coastal flooding in Garden City.
• Storm Surge in South Carolina, October 28, 20071 eventNortheast winds and a high astronomical tide caused minor sound flooding.
• Storm Surge in South Carolina, December 2, 20091 eventA combination of unusually high tides, onshore flow, and heavy rain produced flooding in Georgetown.
• Storm Surge in South Carolina, December 19, 20091 eventAbnormally high tides produced flooding on Pawleys Island.

Storm Surge/Tide everywhereEvery kind of event in South Carolina

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.