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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near Lake Murray of Richland, SC

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

9

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 9 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Lake Murray of Richland. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Hugo in 1989. The strongest was Hugo in 1989, with winds near 92 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm4633
2018Michael OctTropical storm5218
2018Florence SepTropical storm5235
2006Alberto JunTropical storm4021
1989Hugo SepCategory 19231
1985Bob JulTropical storm5840
1979David SepTropical storm6329
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4035
1970Alma MayTropical storm4650
1959Gracie SepCategory 18613
1952Able AugTropical storm6922

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s11
1960s00
1970s03
1980s11
1990s00
2000s01
2010s02
2020s01

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 Lake Murray of Richland 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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