| Year |
Dates
in S.C. |
Landfall
Area |
Category |
Storm Track Map |
Comments |
|---|
| 1950 |
October 18-19 |
Miami, FL |
H-3 |
King |
The storm weakened over S.C. upper Piedmont; heavy rains and gale force winds |
| 1950 |
October 25 |
Cedar Key, FL |
H |
Love | The storm delivered moderate to heavy intermittent rain. |
| 1952 |
August 30-31 |
Beaufort, S.C. |
H-1 |
Able |
The storm entered the coast of S.C. near Beaufort with 80-90 mph winds and excessive rains. Two storm-related deaths. |
| 1953 |
Aug. 31-Sept.1 |
Savannah, GA |
T.S. |
TS#3 |
North-northeast across S.C. as a weak TS. |
| 1953 |
September 20-21 |
Cedar Key, FL |
T.S. |
TS#7 |
Tracked across north Fla., East Ga., and offshore S.C. coast. Scattered rainfall, moderate winds. |
| 1953 |
September 27 |
Panama City, FL |
H-1 |
Florence |
Northeast over Fla., Ga.; weakened to extratropical storm. Gale winds; heavy to excessive rainfall. |
| 1954 |
October 15 |
SC-NC State line |
H-4 |
Hazel |
One of the most stongest hurricanes to hit South Carolina. One storm related death. Storm surge: 16.9 feet. $27-million damage. Moved northward off the coast of SC during the morning of the 15th with its center passing between 90 and miles east of Charleston at 8 AM and reaching the SC-NC border between 9-10 AM. |
| 1955 |
August 11-12 |
Cape Lookout, NC |
H-3 |
Connie |
No hurricane force winds were reported. Rain squalls occurred over lower part of the State. Tides were 1-2 feet higher than normal along the coast. |
| 1955 |
August 17 |
Wilmington, NC |
H-1 |
Diane |
Moved North-northwest into N.C.; heavy rains, high tides, $100,000 damage in S.C. |
| 1955 |
September 18-19 |
Morehead City, NC |
H-3 |
Ione |
Moved northward off the SC coast and was about 150 miles east of Myrtle Beach. |
| 1956 |
September 21-24 |
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
H-1 |
Flossy |
Flossy became extratropical on the 25th over Georgia and continued northeastward across eastern South Carolina, dropping heavy rain throughout its path and breaking a drought in the northeast. |
| 1958 |
September 27 |
none |
H |
Helene |
Approached north-coastal area, curved northeast. Minor damage reported. |
| 1959 |
May 31-Jun 3 |
Week's Island, LA |
T.S. |
Arlene |
Rain event. |
| 1959 |
July 8-9 |
McClellanville, SC |
H-1 |
Cindy |
One storm related death. Gale force winds, high tides, heavy rains ( 10 inches in some areas) caused considerable flooding. During its movement inland in SC had never reached hurricane strength until it moved inland near the Bulls Bay-McClellanville area north of Charleston at 10 PM on the 8th. Highest reported winds were 60-65 mph. |
| 1959 |
September 29 |
St. Helena Is., SC |
H-4 |
Gracie |
Landfall with 130 mph winds and a central pressure of 951 mb. The Marine Corps Auxiliary Air Station recorded a gust of 138 mph. Six foot storm surge. Several fatalities reported. Excessive property damage along the coast. Heavy crop damage; moderate to heavy flooding from 6-8 inches of rainfall. NOAA's Hurricane Re-analysis Project researchers upgraded Hurricane Gracie from a Category 3 to a Category 4 hurricane in July 2016. |