Photo has small crease top left corner. Hurricane Information For Charleston, SC .
Edisto SC remains a haven for sport fishing and tourist charters. 9.92 Peak tide level reached in association with Tropical Storm Irma on September 11th, 2017. The Southeast Hurricane of 1940 came ashore near Beaufort, SC, on August 11, 1940 with winds of 105 mph.
Flooding occurred across the state from the 11th through the 19th. Folly Island was named after its coastline which was once densely packed with trees and undergrowth, as the Old English name for such an area was “Folly.” Unlike many hurricanes that bounce up the coast from Florida, Hugo roared in directly from offshore and smashed South Carolina with full force around midnight Sept. 21 … Moving west-northwest, the cyclone passed by the Mona Passage bringing squalls of wind and rain to San Juan, Puerto Rico. — 2000 South Carolina State Climatology Office. Two people drowned in their South Carolina homes. The flood stage is … Southeast Hurricane - August 10-18 1940. SC Hurricane Evacuation Restudy Technical Data Report, 2000. The dead: 35 people died, including 13 people in South Carolina. Charleston, SC is in a very high risk hurricane zone. — <2000 USCOE. Charleston, SC Passenger Plane Crash, Dec 1946. The system strengthened and turned northward before reaching the Bahamas. The most recent Charleston, SC hurricane was Ana in 2015. It was a Category 4 hurricane when it hit South Carolina. ... South Carolina Disasters. The history of Folly Beach Island is a story of pirates, shipwrecks, soldiers, and dancing. Possibly of Cape Verde origin, this system was first witnessed between St. Martin and St. Thomas on August 5. Charleston, SC Hurricane Strikes, Aug 1911. Tropical Storms and Hurricanes Which Have Spawned Tornadoes as compiled by Tom Grazulis of The Tornado Project and Bill McCaul of USRA Huntsville A major hurricane destroyed most of the homes on the Island in 1940.

You are bidding on an original press photo of Aerial Hurricane Damage 1940 Charleston South Carolina. South Carolina Hurricane Climatology. Irma causes severe flooding, power outages in South Carolina ... Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and a 1940 hurricane. It is a story of the hardships and hurricanes that have shaped a thriving beachside community. Although Charleston was devastated by Hurricane Hugo in 1989, Edisto Island SC escaped significant damage, catching only the back side of the Hurricane. Arkansas tornadoes from 1950, listed by county. Hurricanes and Tropical Storms Affecting SC. With hurricane season underway in the U.S., we take a look at the most destructive hurricanes from 1940 to 2018. Rainfall totals of 7 to 12 inches were recorded in the southern and northwestern sections of the state.

Landfall near Hilton Head Island, SC as a Cat 2 hurricane with winds near 100 … Photo measures 8 x 10 inches and is dated 10/12/1940. “The North Atlantic Hurricane of September 8-16, 1944.” MWR, p. 187. 84 hurricanes have been recorded in the Charleston, SC since 1930. The storm moved inland in a northwesterly direction. — ~2000 Sumner. Development activity increased after Word War II. The largest hurricane was Dora in 1964. Aug 10-13. ... story apartment building he owns in Columbia by the University of South Carolina. In the figure above the Neuse River (as of the morning of Friday Oct. 14, 2016) crested (reached its peak height) at 29.74 feet on Wednesday. Peak tide level reached in association with an unnamed hurricane that made landfall near Hilton Head Island, SC as a Category 2 hurricane on August 11th, 1940.