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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near North Myrtle Beach, SC

Hurricanes

15

5 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

26

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

7

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 15 hurricanes and 26 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of North Myrtle Beach. That's a hurricane about once every 5 years. The most recent hurricane was Ian in 2022. The strongest was Helene in 1958, with winds near 144 mph as it went by. Most came in September.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2025Chantal JulTropical storm5818
2023Idalia AugTropical storm6321
2022Ian SepCategory 18129
2022Colin JulTropical storm409
2020Isaias AugCategory 19211
2019Dorian SepCategory 210953
2018Florence SepCategory 1927
2016Matthew OctCategory 18616
2016Hermine SepTropical storm637
2015Ana MayTropical storm523
2014Arthur JulCategory 29858
2013Andrea JunTropical storm4653
2012Beryl MayTropical storm469
2008Hanna SepTropical storm693
2006Ernesto SepTropical storm6933
2004Charley AugCategory 1813
2004Gaston AugTropical storm5843
2002Kyle OctTropical storm4010
1999Floyd SepCategory 210443
1998Bonnie AugCategory 311558
1996Fran SepCategory 311542
1996Bertha JulCategory 210440
1996Arthur JunTropical storm4656
1985Kate NovTropical storm525
1984Diana SepCategory 413229
1982Unnamed JunTropical storm6938
1981Dennis AugTropical storm6319
1972Unnamed JulTropical storm403
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4044
1970Unnamed AugTropical storm5259
1967Unnamed JunTropical storm4021
1966Alma JunTropical storm6359
1964Dora SepTropical storm697
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm4652
1960Donna SepCategory 210449
1960Brenda JulTropical storm6918
1958Helene SepCategory 414444
1956Unnamed OctTropical storm5846
1955Diane AugTropical storm6951
1954Hazel OctCategory 413210
1952Unnamed AugTropical storm525

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s23
1960s15
1970s03
1980s13
1990s41
2000s14
2010s44
2020s23

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 North Myrtle Beach 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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