South Carolina

Hurricanes & Tropical Storms

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Select storms prior to 1852 or storms from 1852 to present.

Storms from 1852 to present can be found in the Map View.

Storms prior to 1852.

These storms do not have track data and are not in the Map View. Find out more about the data in this table.

Column definitions and units of measure in this table:

  • Name - This column includes a unique identifier for storms prior to 1852. No official names were given to storms prior to 1852.
  • Year - the year in which the storm occured.
  • SC Impacts - estimated dates of impacts to South Carolina, in eastern standard time.
  • SC Cat - estimated storm category during impacts to South Carolina. Status and category abbreviations can be found in the Status section of the About page.
  • Landfall - estimated landfall location.
  • Storm Comments - brief statement about the storm's impact on South Carolina. Links to other official reports and track map images are included in this column.
Hurricanes and tropical storms that have impacted South Carolina prior to 1852.
Name Year SC Impacts SC Cat Landfall Storm Comments

Storms 1852 to present.

Track data for these storms (from HURDAT2) can be viewed in the Map View. Find out more about the data in this table.

Column definitions and units of measure in this table:

  • Name - official name of given to the storm by the National Hurricane Center. Storms not given an official name are listed as 'UNNAMED'.
  • Year - the year in which the storm occured.
  • Max Cat - the maximum category, defined by the Saffir Simpson Wind Scale of the storm over the storm's entire duration. Status and category abbreviations can be found in the Status section of the About page.
  • Min Pres - minimum pressure, in millibars, over the entire duration of the storm.
  • Max Wind - maximum wind speed, in miles per hour, over the entire duration of the storm.
  • SC Cat - estimated storm category during impacts to South Carolina. Status and category abbreviations can be found in the Status section of the About page.
  • SC Impacts - estimated dates of impacts to South Carolina, in eastern standard time.
  • Storm Comments - brief statement about the storm's impact on South Carolina. Links to other official reports and track map images are included in this column.
Hurricanes and tropical storms that have impacted South Carolina from 1852 until present.
Name Year Max Cat Min Pres Max Wind SC Cat SC Impacts Storm Comments
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