| Year | Dates in S.C. |
Landfall Area |
Category | Storm Track Map | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | August 19-20 | N Myrtle Beach, SC | H-1 | Dennis | Heavy rains, greater than six inches, caused significant flood damage in low-lying areas. |
| 1982 | June 18-19 | Offshore | STS | Sub-Tropical Storm #1 | Formed over eastern Gulf of Mexico, drifted across Florida and passed offshore South Carolina. |
| 1984 | September 11-14 | near Wilmington, NC | H-2 | Diana | Minimal category 2 hurricane at landfall with heavy rains andhigh winds. Only minor damage in S.C. |
| 1984 | September 29-30 | Palm Beach, FL | T.S. | Isidore | Moved northeast well offshore SC, but caused heavy rains along the SC coast. |
| 1985 | July 25 | Fripp Island, SC | H-1 | Bob | Minimal hurricane came ashore at Fripp Island and moved northward. |
| 1985 | August 17 | Peacon Island, LA | H | Danny | The remnants of Danny passed across the northwest tip of the State. Four tornadoes touched down in Spartanburg, York, and Union counties. |
| 1985 | October 10 | Fernandina Beach, GA | T.S. | Isabel | Rain event. |
| 1985 | November 22 | Panama City, FL | H-1 | Kate | Downgraded to a tropical storm and moved eastward across the south tip of SC. The storm then turned northeast and tracked up the coast before moving out to sea. Only minor damage reported. |
| 1986 | August 15 | none | H-1 | Charley | Formed on August 15 140 miles east-southeast of Charleston. The disturbance moved northward and became a weak hurricane. Charley remained offshore but caused heavy rains along the coast. |
| 1988 | August 28 | Beaufort, SC | T.S. | Chris | Came ashore in Beaufort County during the early afternoon. Moved northward through central SC during afternoon and evening. Spawned off numerous tornadoes and thunderstorms. Heavy rain (3-6 inches) causing urban flooding. |
| 1989 | September 21 | Charleston, SC | H-4 | Hugo | Landfall at Isle of Palms, SC. Winds: 140 mph. Gusts: 160. Costliest storm in South Carolina's history. Over 6 billion dollars of damage. 35 storm-related fatalities. Storm surge: over 20 feet. Severe inland damage as winds gusted to 109 mph at Sumter, SC. |
