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HURRICANES AND TROPICAL STORMS
AFFECTING SOUTH CAROLINA 1880-1889




Year Dates
in S.C.
Landfall
Area
Category Storm Track Map Comments
1881 August 27 Savannah, GA HTrack After landfall the storm tracked west across Ga.. The northeast quadrant of the storm delivered heavy rain and storm surge along the southern S.C. coast.
1882 September 10 Pensacola, FL H Track Tracked across upper northwest South Carolina
1882 October 12 Cedar Key, FL H Track Moved out to sea south of Savannah, Ga., then northeast along the coast.
1883 September 11 Myrtle Beach, S.C. H Track Moved directly north after landfall; 53 dead in N.C.
1884 September 12 Savannah, GA H Track Moved out to sea near Georgetown, S.C.
1885 August 25 Beaufort, S.C. H Track Severe damage along inland storm path.
1885 October 12 Tampa-St. Petersburg FL. T.S. Track The storm tracked north, across S.C. Midlands; heavy rain reported.
1886 June 22 Apalachicola, FL H Track The storm tracked northeast across S.C. Midlands; heavy rain event.
1886 July 1 Tallahassee, FL H Track Entered S.C. near Hampton; heavy rain fell across the Coastal Plain.
1888 September 9 Tampa-St. Petersburg FL. T.S. Track Heavy rain fell across the S.C. Midlands.
1889 September 23 Pensacola, FL H Track The storm tracked northeast across the S.C. Piedmont

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1870-1879.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1880-1889.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1890-1899.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1900-1909.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1910-1919.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1920-1929.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1930-1939.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1940-1949.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1950-1959.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1960-1969.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1970-1979.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1980-1989.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 1990-1999.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 2000-2009.

Tropical Storms and Hurricanes: 2010-2019.

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