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Hurricane history · South Carolina

Hurricanes near Williston, SC

Hurricanes

3

1 major (Category 3+)

Tropical storms

13

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

1

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 3 hurricanes and 13 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Williston. That's a hurricane about once every 25 years. The most recent hurricane was David in 1979. The strongest was Gracie in 1959, with winds near 115 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2023Idalia AugTropical storm5857
2021Elsa JulTropical storm4610
2018Michael OctTropical storm5845
2018Florence SepTropical storm5214
2006Alberto JunTropical storm408
1988Chris AugTropical storm4019
1985Kate NovTropical storm5852
1985Bob JulTropical storm6345
1979David SepCategory 17529
1972Agnes JunTropical storm4011
1970Alma MayTropical storm4635
1965Unnamed JunTropical storm4037
1964Dora SepTropical storm6954
1964Cleo AugTropical storm4637
1959Gracie SepCategory 311534
1952Able AugCategory 18134

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s20
1960s03
1970s12
1980s03
1990s00
2000s01
2010s02
2020s02

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 Williston 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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