Year |
Dates in S.C. |
Landfall Area |
Category |
Storm Track Map |
Comments |
1893 |
June 15-16 |
N Cedar Key, FL |
H |
Track |
Northeast , along S.C. coast, out to sea near Norfolk, VA. |
1893 |
August 27-28 |
Savannah, GA |
H |
Track |
North-northeast through SC Midlands. 96-120 mph winds, tremendous storm surge; major damage; moved north near Columbia, then northeast. 2,000 dead, $10 million damage. |
1893 |
3-Oct |
Biloxi, MS |
H |
Track |
Moved northeast across S.C. Piedmont; heavy rains, out to sea at Manteo, N.C. |
1893 |
October 13 |
near Charleston |
H |
Track |
Moved north-northeast, caused loss of life in Georgetown S.C. |
1894 |
September 27 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg FL. |
H |
Track |
Moved northeast; second landfall south of Edisto Island S.C., dissipated inland |
1894 |
October 9 |
Panama City, FL |
H |
Track |
Northeast inland along S.C. coast and out to sea at Norfolk, VA. |
1896 |
September 29 |
Cedar Key, FL |
H |
Track |
North-northeast through S.C. Midlands; heavy rain event. |
1897 |
September 22 |
Wilmington, NC |
T.S. |
Track |
Passed offshore. No reports. |
1898 |
August 31 |
Savannah, GA |
H |
Track |
Inland along Savannah river. |
1899 |
October 31 |
Myrtle Beach, S.C. |
H |
Track |
North into N.C., transitioned to an extratropical cyclone. |