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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near Brookdale, SC

Hurricanes

3

2 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

18

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

2

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 18 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Brookdale. That's a hurricane about once every 25 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
2024Debby AugTropical storm4650
2023Idalia AugTropical storm5850
2021Elsa JulTropical storm4616
2020Bertha MayTropical storm4644
2018Florence SepTropical storm586
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5852
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4634
2012Beryl MayTropical storm4059
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4024
1989Hugo SepCategory 312131
1988Chris AugTropical storm4016
1985Kate NovTropical storm5841
1985Bob JulTropical storm6312
1979David SepTropical storm694
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4037
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4012
1970Alma MayTropical storm468
1964Dora SepTropical storm6944
1959Gracie SepCategory 31212
1959Cindy JulTropical storm5844
1952Able AugCategory 1812

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s21
1960s01
1970s04
1980s13
1990s00
2000s01
2010s04
2020s04

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 Brookdale 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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