| Year |
Dates
in S.C. |
Landfall
Area |
Category |
Storm Track Map |
Comments |
|---|
| 1940 |
August 11 |
Beaufort, S.C. |
H-2 |
Track |
West-northwest track; 34 dead and $9.9 million of property and crop damage in SC. Hurricane strength winds maintained over most of coast. |
| 1941 |
October 7-8 |
Miami, Apalachicola, FL |
H-2 |
Track |
Tropical storm through Ga. and S.C.; out to sea at Charleston, S.C. Heavy rain event. |
| 1944 |
August 1-2 |
Wilmington, NC |
H-1 |
Track |
Heavy rains in northeastern S.C. |
| 1944 |
October 19-20 |
Edisto Island-Charleston, SC |
H-2 |
Track |
Moved across Fla. into the Atlantic, entered SC as TS. $350, 000 property and crop damage. Heavy rains. |
| 1945 |
June 24-25 |
Crystal River, FL |
H-1 |
Track |
Moved across Fla. and to Northeast well offshore; regained strength; gale winds and heavy rains along the S.C. coast. |
| 1945 |
September 17 |
Savannah, GA- Hilton Head, SC |
H-3 |
Track |
Moved North out of Fla., offshore then North through S.C. Coastal Plain. High winds, severe flooding, one tornado; $6-7 million damage. |
| 1946 |
July 5 |
NC/SC State Line |
T.S. |
Track |
Heavy rain in northeastern, S.C. |
| 1946 |
October 8 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg FL. |
H-1 |
Track |
TS through lower Piedmont of S.C. Heavy rain, moderate winds. |
| 1946 |
November 2-3 |
Palm Beach, FL |
T.S. |
Track |
Moderate winds and rainfall. |
| 1947 |
September 24 | Cedar Key, FL |
T.S. |
Track |
Moved Northeast as extratropical storm through east-central S.C. |
| 1947 |
October 8 |
Jacksonville, FL |
T.S. |
Track |
Circled north and across S.C. upper Piedmont and dissipated. |
| 1947 |
October 15 |
Savannah, GA |
H-2 |
Track |
High tides, gale winds, light-to-moderate rainfall. |
| 1949 |
August 28 |
Palm Beach, FL |
H-3 |
Track |
North-northeast through west-central S.C. as TS. |