Hurricanes and tropical storms in South Carolina
141 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of South Carolina since 1851, 48 of them at hurricane strength.
- 141tropical cyclones within 50 miles since 1851
- 48at hurricane strength
- 9as major hurricanes
- 27since 2000
2025
- Hurricanes and tropical storms on record, by year
Over time
The strongest storms
| Helene | 1958 | Category 4, Dorchester |
| Hugo | 1989 | Category 4, Charleston |
| Gracie | 1959 | Category 4, Beaufort |
| Hazel | 1954 | Category 4, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1893 | Category 3, Charleston |
| Diana | 1984 | Category 3, Berkeley |
| Dorian | 2019 | Category 3, Beaufort |
| Bonnie | 1998 | Category 3, Georgetown |
| Fran | 1996 | Category 3, Georgetown |
| Unnamed | 1916 | Category 2, Beaufort |
| Unnamed | 1899 | Category 2, Horry |
| Floyd | 1999 | Category 2, Horry |
| Bertha | 1996 | Category 2, Horry |
| Donna | 1960 | Category 2, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1947 | Category 2, Jasper |
| Unnamed | 1885 | Category 2, Charleston |
| Unnamed | 1883 | Category 2, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1881 | Category 2, Jasper |
| Unnamed | 1881 | Category 2, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1857 | Category 2, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1893 | Category 2, Jasper |
| Matthew | 2016 | Category 2, Jasper |
| Able | 1952 | Category 2, Beaufort |
| Unnamed | 1940 | Category 2, Colleton |
| Unnamed | 1911 | Category 2, Beaufort |
| Unnamed | 1896 | Category 2, Jasper |
| Isaias | 2020 | Category 1, Horry |
| Unnamed | 1906 | Category 1, Georgetown |
| Unnamed | 1894 | Category 1, Jasper |
| Unnamed | 1878 | Category 1, Colleton |
Every county
Counties with any recorded events, highest first.
| Charleston County | 97 |
| Berkeley County | 85 |
| Horry County | 84 |
| Colleton County | 83 |
| Georgetown County | 81 |
| Beaufort County | 77 |
| Williamsburg County | 76 |
| Jasper County | 76 |
| Dorchester County | 72 |
| Florence County | 66 |
| Marion County | 65 |
| Hampton County | 61 |
| Orangeburg County | 60 |
| Clarendon County | 59 |
| Sumter County | 53 |
| Dillon County | 50 |
| Bamberg County | 49 |
| Calhoun County | 47 |
| Lee County | 47 |
| Darlington County | 46 |
| Allendale County | 45 |
| Marlboro County | 42 |
| Barnwell County | 42 |
| Chesterfield County | 40 |
| Richland County | 39 |
| Kershaw County | 38 |
| Lexington County | 38 |
| Aiken County | 37 |
| Lancaster County | 34 |
| Fairfield County | 33 |
| Chester County | 28 |
| Saluda County | 27 |
| Newberry County | 26 |
| York County | 25 |
| Edgefield County | 25 |
| McCormick County | 19 |
| Union County | 17 |
| Cherokee County | 16 |
| Greenwood County | 15 |
| Greenville County | 14 |
| Laurens County | 14 |
| Spartanburg County | 13 |
| Abbeville County | 11 |
| Anderson County | 10 |
| Pickens County | 6 |
| Oconee County | 6 |