NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hamer, SC
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
87 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Hamer, South Carolina since 1851, 11 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Chantal in 2025. Since 1950, 87 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 11
- Tropical storms
- 76
- Tornadoes
- 87
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
22 deaths in all
What the records show for Hamer
The strongest storm to pass near Hamer was Hazel in 1954, a Category 3 hurricane with 123 mph winds when its centre passed 46 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1899, whose centre came within 19 miles. The record near Hamer begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Chantal in 2025, a tropical storm 42 miles away. The busiest decade was the 2020s, with 8 systems, one of them at hurricane strength. Of the 87 systems, 22 have come since 2000. Hamer has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 87 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on November 7, 1995, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on March 28, 1984, killed 7 people. Of the 87, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 37 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 20. The most recent tornado was on May 14, 2024. Hamer has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 63% of the 246 South Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 43 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 246 South Carolina cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hamer.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hamer
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ChantalJul 6 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 8 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 31 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | IanOct 1 | overhead | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 2 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 35 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 21 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 57 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 15 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 70 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 3 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2015 | AnaMay 10 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | ErnestoSep 1 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | GastonAug 29 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 53 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 13 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 15 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | Unnamed 1972 stormJul 12 | 50 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1967 | Unnamed 1967 stormJun 18 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | CindyJul 9 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 46 mi | Category 3 (123 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormJul 6 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 18 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormAug 2 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 6 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 23 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormSep 6 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 14 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 10 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormSep 3 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 18 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (70 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 39 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 19 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 29 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 36 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 26 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 53 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 11 | 53 mi | Category 1 (83 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1881 | Unnamed 1881 stormSep 9 | 73 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 34 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 23 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hamer: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hamer
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s12
- 2000s18
- 1990s15(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10(3 EF3+)
- 1970s9
- 1960s10(2 EF3+)
- 1950s6(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 15 mi | 17 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 16 mi | 40 mi | 4 / 395 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | 23 mi | 121.4 mi | 4 / 70 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | F4 | 24 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | 15 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 21 |
| May 20, 1980 | F3 | 6 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 26 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F3 | 19 mi | 77.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F3 | 23 mi | 21.9 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | 7 mi | 10.1 mi | 3 / 4 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | 1 mi | 85.8 mi | 3 / 12 |
| Apr 15, 1999 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | EF2 | 5 mi | 1.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 87, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hamer
The Storm Prediction Center has 43 hail reports within 10 miles of Hamer since 1960, made on 39 separate days. Of these, 25 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on March 17, 1965. The most recent report is from April 22, 2023. May has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hamer
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dillon, SC, 5 miles south of Hamer at 118 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 70°F; January is the coolest, at 56°F and 32°F. July is the wettest at 5.5 inches of precipitation on average and November and December the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 48.7 inches over 74 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 56% of the year's precipitation (27.1 of 48.7 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 87 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (32); a normal September there has highs of 85°F and 4.8 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 63 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 59 nights a year. Snowfall averages 0.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 48.7 inches is more than at 40 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (51%). Fairmont, NC, 11 miles east, has its own station (Lumberton Municipal Airport, NC): 42.8 inches a year, 5.9 less than here, and a July average high of 91°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 56 | 32 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.7 |
| Feb | 60 | 34 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 68 | 40 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Apr | 76 | 48 | 3.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| May | 83 | 57 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 66 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 70 | 5.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 69 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 85 | 63 | 4.8 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 76 | 51 | 4.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 67 | 40 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Dec | 59 | 35 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
| Year | 75 | 50 | 48.7 | 74 | 0.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dillon, SC (118 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Hamer
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 94 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hamer: 88 thunderstorm wind reports and 6 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 6, 1999. October has had the most flash floods, 5 of 6. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 71 have had fewer than Hamer.
April 22, 2023: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Hamer — 1 injured.
October 8, 2016: flash flood 4 miles from the centre of Hamer — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Portions of Highway 9 were impassable due to flood waters and the road was closed between Dillon and Little Rock. Adjacent roadways and structures were impacted by the flood waters.”
July 22, 1996: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Hamer — $300,000 damage.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Dillon County, which includes Hamer, has been named in 29 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1989, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 hurricanes, 3 ice storms, 3 tropical storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Tropical Storm Debby, on September 29, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dillon County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $35.0 million a year, the 21st highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.1 million (58%), is from hurricanes.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Hamer
- Dillon, SC5 mi
- Rowland, NC7 mi
- Fairmont, NC11 mi
- Latta, SC12 mi
- Lake View, SC13 mi
- Pembroke, NC16 mi
- Maxton, NC17 mi
- Mc Coll, SC18 mi
- Mullins, SC20 mi
- Lumberton, NC21 mi
- Laurinburg, NC22 mi
- Marion, SC22 mi
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