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0–9. 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane; 1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1815 North Carolina hurricane; 1827 North Carolina hurricane
A number of creeks overflowed causing floodwaters that, in areas, were several feet deep. The opening of the Beaufort Center of the University of South Carolina was delayed due to Gracie. [19] It would be 30 years before another major hurricane struck South Carolina: Hurricane Hugo in September 1989. [8]
Sixty-eight was the number of hurricanes that hit North Carolina, ranking it 2 out of 5. North Carolina tied with Alabama and South Carolina with 12 as the number of major hurricanes that hit.
According to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division, South Carolina is one of the most vulnerable states to hurricanes and tropical storms all throughout the season, which lasts until ...
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 ...
There could be 25 named storms during the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season — the most federal forecasters have ever predicted and a warning shot for South Carolina and other Southeastern states.
Schools and state government offices closed in those counties. Multiple South Carolina highways saw their lanes reversed, including Interstate 26, which had cars driving westbound on eastbound lanes, and US Route 278. [6] [7] Trucks associated with the South Carolina National Guard prepare to respond to emergencies during Hurricane Dorian.
Maps show the areas impacted by storm surge, rainfall levels and more as Helene, once a major hurricane and now a tropical storm, moves inland from Florida's Gulf Coast over Georgia.