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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near James Island, SC

Hurricanes

11

3 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

27

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

5

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 11 hurricanes and 27 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of James Island. That's a hurricane about once every 7 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 September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2024Debby AugTropical storm5826
2023Idalia AugTropical storm5823
2022Ian SepCategory 18647
2022Colin JulTropical storm4010
2021Danny JunTropical storm4639
2020Eta NovTropical storm4653
2020Isaias AugCategory 19245
2020Bertha MayTropical storm5218
2019Dorian SepCategory 311557
2018Florence SepTropical storm5860
2016Matthew OctCategory 29811
2016Hermine SepTropical storm5824
2016Julia SepTropical storm4658
2016Colin JunTropical storm5229
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4640
2012Beryl MayTropical storm4617
2008Hanna SepTropical storm6955
2004Charley AugCategory 18123
2004Gaston AugCategory 17525
2002Kyle OctTropical storm4010
1989Hugo SepCategory 41389
1985Kate NovTropical storm5835
1985Bob JulCategory 17541
1984Isidore SepTropical storm5252
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm6943
1981Dennis AugTropical storm5825
1976Unnamed SepTropical storm4632
1976Dottie AugTropical storm406
1976Unnamed MayTropical storm4655
1975Hallie OctTropical storm4656
1966Alma JunTropical storm5816
1964Dora SepTropical storm6930
1960Brenda JulTropical storm6912
1959Gracie SepCategory 413231
1959Cindy JulCategory 17526
1957Unnamed JunTropical storm4642
1954Unnamed JulTropical storm4638
1952Able AugCategory 29845

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s32
1960s03
1970s04
1980s24
1990s00
2000s22
2010s26
2020s26

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 James Island 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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