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July 25, 1985 – Hurricane Bob made landfall near Beaufort as a Category 1 hurricane, bringing heavy rain and strong winds. Up to 7.79 in (198 mm) of rain fell in Myrtle Beach. [1] [2] [3] [20] November 22, 1985 – Hurricane Kate moved through the state as a tropical storm. Up to 6.56 in (167 mm) of rain fell in Hampton. [1] [2] [3] [21]
Considered the most destructive hurricane to affect the state at the time, the hurricane causes an estimated damage total of $136 million (1954 USD, $1.09 billion 2008 USD). Hurricane Hazel injures 200 and kills 19 people in the state. [9] August 12, 1955 – Hurricane Connie strikes the Outer Banks and produces severe beach erosion. [10]
This is a list of the deadliest tropical cyclones, including all known storms that caused at least 1,000 direct deaths. There were at least 76 tropical cyclones in the 20th century with a death toll of 1,000 or more, including the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history.
A look at some of the recent — and most destructive — storms the region has faced.
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. Death Toll: 6,000–12,000. ... This Category 4 hurricane made landfall in Palm Beach, Florida, but the worst damage was at Lake Okeechobee, where winds of 162 ...
Social media users shared photos and videos online Friday of the flooding in the Cherry Grove section of North Myrtle Beach caused by Hurricane Ian.
Hurricane Diana was the first major hurricane to hit the East Coast of the United States in nearly 20 years. Diana was the ninth tropical cyclone, fourth named storm, first hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1984 Atlantic hurricane season .
The 1935 Labor Day hurricane was the most intense hurricane to make landfall on the country, having struck the Florida Keys with a pressure of 892 mbar.It was one of only seven hurricanes to move ashore as a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale; the others were "Okeechobee" in 1928, Karen in 1962, Camille in 1969, Andrew in 1992, Michael in 2018, and Yutu in 2018, which ...