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September 28, 1952 – A tropical storm made landfall near Myrtle Beach. [1] [2] [3] October 15, 1954 – Hurricane Hazel made landfall near the North Carolina and South Carolina border as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), causing major damage. Tides of 10–11 ft (3.0–3.4 m) were reported along the coastline ...
The worst hurricane in Myrtle Beach's history was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. Climate data for Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (1991−2020 normals, extremes 1931–present)
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]
For Myrtle Beach, National Weather Service forecaster Reid Hawkimf said the worst effects will be on the beach, with strong rip currents and slight coastal flooding during high tide expected on ...
A look at some of the recent — and most destructive — storms the region has faced.
Hurricane Ian also ripped off part of Myrtle Beach’s 2nd Avenue pier. A photo posted by WMBF News on Twitter showed a raft of wood more than 15 feet long floating off into the ocean after ...
Hurricane Hugo was a powerful tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread destruction across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989. . The eleventh tropical cyclone, eighth named storm, sixth hurricane, and second major hurricane [a] of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Hugo arose from a cluster of thunderstorms near Cape Verde on September 10, 1
Coastal South Carolina in on track to be hit by Hurricane Idalia’s dirty side. It’s a meteorological term to explain areas where weather is worst as a storm arrives. ... Myrtle Beach lovers ...