Hurricane history · South Carolina
Hurricanes near Andrews, SC
Hurricanes
8
2 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
25
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
5
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 8 hurricanes and 25 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Andrews. That's a hurricane about once every 10 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Hugo in 1989, with winds near 138 mph as it went by. Most came in August.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chantal Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 34 |
| 2024 | Debby Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 15 |
| 2023 | Idalia Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 15 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 20 |
| 2022 | Colin Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 9 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 43 |
| 2020 | Bertha May | Tropical storm | 52 | 22 |
| 2018 | Florence Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 10 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 1 | 92 | 23 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 58 | 4 |
| 2016 | Colin Jun | Tropical storm | 52 | 53 |
| 2015 | Ana May | Tropical storm | 46 | 50 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 31 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 46 | 10 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 44 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 26 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Category 1 | 75 | 3 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 23 |
| 1989 | Hugo Sep | Category 4 | 138 | 35 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 58 | 4 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 59 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 38 |
| 1976 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 33 |
| 1976 | Dottie Aug | Tropical storm | 40 | 25 |
| 1972 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 44 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 44 |
| 1970 | Alma May | Tropical storm | 46 | 58 |
| 1966 | Alma Jun | Tropical storm | 63 | 54 |
| 1964 | Dora Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 4 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 29 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Category 1 | 75 | 20 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 4 | 132 | 54 |
| 1952 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 48 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 5 |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 1 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2 | 5 |
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 Andrews 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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