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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near Bamberg, SC

Hurricanes

4

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

15

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

3

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 4 hurricanes and 15 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Bamberg. That's a hurricane about once every 19 years. The most recent hurricane was Hugo in 1989. The strongest was Hugo in 1989, with winds near 121 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2023Idalia AugTropical storm5842
2021Elsa JulTropical storm4615
2018Florence SepTropical storm5221
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5845
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4637
2012Beryl MayTropical storm4054
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4023
1989Hugo SepCategory 312144
1988Chris AugTropical storm406
1985Kate NovTropical storm5833
1985Bob JulTropical storm6922
1979David SepCategory 1756
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4642
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4024
1970Alma MayTropical storm4612
1964Dora SepTropical storm6937
1964Cleo AugTropical storm4656
1959Gracie SepCategory 312113
1952Able AugCategory 19212

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s20
1960s02
1970s13
1980s13
1990s00
2000s01
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 Bamberg 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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