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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near Allendale, SC

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

14

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 14 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Allendale. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was David in 1979. The strongest was Gracie in 1959, with winds near 132 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2023Idalia AugTropical storm6332
2021Elsa JulTropical storm4616
2018Florence SepTropical storm4641
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5838
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4642
2012Beryl MayTropical storm4046
1995Allison JunTropical storm4011
1988Chris AugTropical storm4612
1985Kate NovTropical storm6324
1985Bob JulTropical storm6936
1979David SepCategory 18118
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4649
1970Alma MayTropical storm4618
1964Dora SepTropical storm6928
1964Cleo AugTropical storm5234
1959Gracie SepCategory 413233
1952Able AugCategory 19229

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s20
1960s02
1970s12
1980s03
1990s01
2000s00
2010s04
2020s02

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Allendale at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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