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The 1940 South Carolina hurricane was a Category 2 hurricane that struck the Georgia and South Carolina coast between August 11 and 12, 1940. After forming north of the Leeward Islands , the storm moved west-northwest, moving east of the Bahamas before resuming a west-northwest track towards the Southeastern United States .
October 2, 1929 – The extratropical remnants of a hurricane moved through the state. [1] [2] [3] September 5–6, 1935 – A tropical storm moved through the state. [1] [2] [3] August 11, 1940 – The 1940 South Carolina hurricane made landfall near Hilton Head Island as a Category 2 hurricane.
[nb 3] The 1940 South Carolina hurricane, which swept through areas of the Southeastern United States in August, was the most damaging and deadly of the tropical cyclones. The season's activity was reflected with an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) rating of 68 units, [4] below the 1931–1943 average of 91.2. [5]
0–9. 1804 Antigua–Charleston hurricane; 1804 New England hurricane; 1806 Great Coastal hurricane; 1815 North Carolina hurricane; 1827 North Carolina hurricane
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