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Hurricane Helene punched the Midlands and South Carolina with high winds and heavy rain Friday, leaving 17 dead statewide, a mess of flooded streets, downed trees and millions of homes without power.
Including the Greenville woman and McCall, there have been 25 storm-related deaths in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. ... Hurricane Helene death toll ...
Across Columbia and the state, some of the biggest marks left by Hurricane Helene were fallen trees, from majestic oaks on the University of South Carolina campus to tall pines in Forest Acres ...
The hurricane's trajectory swept across three major South Carolina cities. [64] According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Data publication, there were 35 deaths associated with Hugo in South Carolina. The hurricane's forces killed 13 people while another 22 fatalities were considered "indirectly-related". [61]
October 15, 1954 – Hurricane Hazel made landfall near the North Carolina and South Carolina border as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h), causing major damage. Tides of 10–11 ft (3.0–3.4 m) were reported along the coastline, destroying hundreds of buildings.
One person was killed in North Carolina on October 1 when a tree fell on her car. Flooding in Brunswick County, North Carolina prompted the evacuation of 400–500 people. More than 10,000 people were without power in the state. [10] A second death was confirmed on October 5. [11] A pole at a park in Cheraw, South Carolina.
Hurricane Helene's trail devastation has altered lives across South Carolina. Statewide as of Wednesday, 49 people have died, making Helene the deadliest in the Palmetto state since Hurricane Hugo ...
There have been 29 storm-related deaths in South Carolina, according to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. In Anderson County, four people have died. Greenville and Spartanburg ...