(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical
Storm (bd)=Back Door,meaning coming from over land from opposite coast.Not all
names are noted,also storms before 1950 were not named.Not every stat on every
storm description is given.(since 1871) Years within or near core 1871tsbr,1872ts,1873bdtsbr,1874bd,1876br,1877bdtsbr,1878tsbr,1879brm,1880br,1881,1882ts,1883,1885bd,1886bdtsbr,1888tsbr,1893bdts,1893m,1894-2bdts,1896bdbr,1897tsbr,1899,1901ts, 1901bdts,1904,1906,1907bdts,1908br,1910ts,1913,1916bdts,1916,1920br,1924bdts,1924bdxtropst,1928bdts,1934ts,1941bdtsbr,1944,1944bdts,1945tsbr,1946ts,1954m,1955tsbr,1958,1959tsbr, 1960bdts,1960br,1964bdts,1981ts,1982subts,1984m,1985bdts,1989m,1995xtropstbrbd,1996br,1996m,1996extropst,1998brm,1998xtropstbd,1999m,1999br,2002ts,2004,2004ts,2005br,2006tsbr, 2008ts,2013bdts,2014br,2015ts,2016bdts,2016,2018ts,2018bdtsbr,2019br,2020br,2021bdtsbr,2022ts,2022,2023bdts,2023bdtsbr 82
times in 152 yrs end of 2023
Names
from list
above Hazel,Diane,Helene,Cindy,Donna,Dora,Dennis,Diana,kate,Hugo,Allison,Bertha,Fran,Josephine,Bonnie,Floyd,Earl,Irene,Kyle,Charley,Gaston,Ophelia,Ernesto,Hanna,Andrea, Arthur,Ana,Hermine,Matthew,Florence,Michael,Dorian,Isaias,Elsa,Colin,Ian,Idalia,Ophelia
Tropical Storm to Hurricane ratio TS=48, 58.54% H=34, 41.46%
Longest gap between storms 16 years 1965-1980
How often Myrtle Beach gets
affected? brushed or hit every 1.85 years
Average years between direct hurricane hits.(hurricane force winds for a few hours) (20h)once every 7.6 years State stats
Average years between major hurricane hits.(6) once every 25.33 years
Average MPH of hurricane hits. (based on advisories sustained winds, not gusts) 96 mph
Statistically when Myrtle Beach should be affected
next before the end of 2025
This is just a statistical average & does
not mean the area will be affected by that year
Last affected by 2023 Sept 23rd tropical storm Ophelia passes east while moving north with 70mph winds.
This areas hurricane
past 1874 Sept 29th 75mph winds while moving NNE 1881 Sept 9th,105mph from the S.E passes just north. 1883 Sept 11th 105mph just east coming from the south 1885 a back door hurricane hits with 90mph winds on Aug 25th from the S.W 1893 Oct 13th 115mph from the SSW. Hit map 1899 oct 31st 95mph from the south 1904 Sept 14th ,75mph weakening to T-Storm from the SSE 1906 Sept 17th 90mph direct bar 27.90(heavy damage
to area) from the ESE 1913 Oct 8th just south 75mph weakening to T-Storm from the east 1916 July 14th just south with 80mph winds from the S.E 1944 Aug 1st just east with 75mph while weakening to T-storm from south 1954 Oct 15th Hazel hits and gives this area winds of
130mph per (hurdat), while rapidly moving north at 25 to 30mph. This sytem downed many trees in the area allowing developers to build Golf Courses in the now famous Golfing area. Lowest pressure was 28.47 upon eye passage.Newspaper headlines | Hurricane Hazel page 1958 Sept 27th Hurricane Helene passes just east with 90mph winds (hurdat)from the S.E while turning N.E
1984 Sept 11th Hurricane Diana hits just east from the SSW with 125mph winds. 1989 Sept 22nd,Hugo 50 miles to south with 140mph winds.Area still got flooded by storm tides.suprising damage on beaches despite Hugo's path well to the south from the S.E. more on Hurricane Hugo here | surge animation | Dr Ted Fujita wind map |
1996 Sept 5th, Hurricane Fran 115mph to the north from the SSE
1999 sept 16th hurricane Floyd with 115mph winds approx 45 miles to the east from the SSW.
2004 August 14th, Hurricane Charley just offshore with 75mph winds moving quickly to the NNE.Roof damage to a motel and many trees down.
2016 Oct 8th Hurricane Matthew hits with 75mph winds while moving N.E along the coast, three deaths in S.C. wide spread coastal flooding. . The combination of storm surge and wave action tore
away 900 ft of the 1,000-ft Springmaid Pier in Myrtle Beach, according to city officials, leaving
splintered, weather-beaten boards scattered across the beach where the pier once stood. Radar (Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | Best models | Matthew timeline | NHC final report | USGS surge info
2022 Sept 30th hurricane Ian comes on shore from the south just west with 80mph winds.Radar animation(Brian McNoldy, Univ. of Miami, Rosenstiel School) | NHC Report
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