Hurricane history · South Carolina
Hurricanes near Conway, SC
Hurricanes
11
3 major (Category 3+)
Tropical storms
23
within 60 miles since 1950
Close calls
6
hurricanes within 30 miles
Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 23 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Conway. That's a hurricane about once every 7 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Helene in 1958, with winds near 138 mph as it went by. Most came in September.
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Every storm since 1950
| Year | Storm | Strength nearby | Winds, mph | Closest, mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Chantal Jul | Tropical storm | 58 | 2 |
| 2024 | Debby Aug | Tropical storm | 46 | 54 |
| 2023 | Idalia Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 25 |
| 2022 | Ian Sep | Category 1 | 81 | 12 |
| 2022 | Colin Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 8 |
| 2020 | Isaias Aug | Category 1 | 92 | 27 |
| 2018 | Florence Sep | Category 1 | 86 | 3 |
| 2016 | Matthew Oct | Category 1 | 86 | 24 |
| 2016 | Hermine Sep | Tropical storm | 63 | 10 |
| 2015 | Ana May | Tropical storm | 52 | 14 |
| 2013 | Andrea Jun | Tropical storm | 46 | 39 |
| 2012 | Beryl May | Tropical storm | 46 | 13 |
| 2008 | Hanna Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 20 |
| 2006 | Ernesto Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 50 |
| 2004 | Charley Aug | Category 1 | 81 | 18 |
| 2004 | Gaston Aug | Tropical storm | 69 | 26 |
| 2002 | Kyle Oct | Tropical storm | 40 | 23 |
| 1999 | Floyd Sep | Category 2 | 104 | 60 |
| 1996 | Fran Sep | Category 3 | 115 | 56 |
| 1996 | Bertha Jul | Category 2 | 104 | 57 |
| 1985 | Kate Nov | Tropical storm | 52 | 13 |
| 1984 | Diana Sep | Category 1 | 92 | 43 |
| 1982 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 69 | 53 |
| 1981 | Dennis Aug | Tropical storm | 58 | 33 |
| 1976 | Unnamed Sep | Tropical storm | 40 | 48 |
| 1972 | Unnamed Jul | Tropical storm | 40 | 14 |
| 1972 | Agnes Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 34 |
| 1967 | Unnamed Jun | Tropical storm | 40 | 38 |
| 1964 | Dora Sep | Tropical storm | 69 | 11 |
| 1960 | Brenda Jul | Tropical storm | 69 | 29 |
| 1959 | Cindy Jul | Tropical storm | 52 | 59 |
| 1958 | Helene Sep | Category 4 | 138 | 58 |
| 1954 | Hazel Oct | Category 4 | 132 | 26 |
| 1952 | Unnamed Aug | Tropical storm | 52 | 8 |
By decade
| Decade | Hurricanes | Tropical storms |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 3 |
| 1970s | 0 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010s | 2 | 4 |
| 2020s | 2 | 4 |
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 Conway 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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