NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Holly Hill, 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
85 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Holly Hill, South Carolina since 1851, 14 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Debby in 2024. Since 1950, 94 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 2 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 14
- Tropical storms
- 71
- Tornadoes
- 94
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Holly Hill
The strongest storm to pass near Holly Hill was an unnamed storm in 1893, a Category 3 hurricane with 121 mph winds when its centre passed 58 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1896, whose centre came within 7 miles. The record near Holly Hill begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Debby in 2024, a tropical storm 33 miles away. Of the 85 systems, 18 have come since 2000. Holly Hill has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 68% of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 94 tornadoes within 25 miles is EF3, reached 2 times; the most recent, on April 5, 2022, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on August 28, 1988, killed 1 person. Of the 94, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 59 have come since 2000. April has had the most tornadoes, 21. The most recent tornado was on May 30, 2025. Holly Hill has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 75% of the 246 South Carolina cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 53 times since 1963, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 246 South Carolina cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Holly Hill.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Holly Hill
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DebbyAug 8 | 33 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2023 | IdaliaAug 31 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2022 | IanSep 30 | 70 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2022 | ColinJul 2 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | DannyJun 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | BerthaMay 27 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 16 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | MatthewOct 8 | 57 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 2 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2012 | BerylMay 30 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2007 | BarryJun 3 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | GastonAug 29 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 63 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2002 | KyleOct 11 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 3 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | overhead | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 12 mi | Category 2 (102 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1988 | ChrisAug 28 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 16 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1981 | DennisAug 19 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 29 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 15 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1976 | DottieAug 21 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 19 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1966 | AlmaJun 10 | 64 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1960 | BrendaJul 29 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1959 | GracieSep 29 | 22 mi | Category 2 (96 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | CindyJul 9 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | overhead | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 24 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | overhead | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1946 | Unnamed 1946 stormOct 9 | 66 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 17 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1941 | Unnamed 1941 stormOct 8 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 5 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 38 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 18 | 39 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1927 | Unnamed 1927 stormOct 3 | 14 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (64 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 17 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 14 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (68 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 9 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1910 | Unnamed 1910 stormOct 20 | 57 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1908 | Unnamed 1908 stormOct 23 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormSep 29 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1907 | Unnamed 1907 stormJun 29 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1906 | Unnamed 1906 stormSep 18 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 67 mi | Category 1 (77 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 15 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormSep 18 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 7 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 22 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 22 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 58 mi | Category 3 (121 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 69 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 41 mi | Category 1 (91 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 37 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 28 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 18 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 12 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 47 mi | Category 2 (101 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1882 | Unnamed 1882 stormOct 12 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 11 mi | Category 1 (79 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 28 | 41 mi | Category 1 (90 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1873 | Unnamed 1873 stormSep 20 | 49 mi | Tropical storm (60 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormOct 6 | 58 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1871 | Unnamed 1871 stormAug 28 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 22 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (71 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 15 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 44 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 5 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 12 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 24 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Holly Hill: 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 Holly Hill
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s22
- 2000s18(1 EF3+)
- 1990s11
- 1980s5
- 1970s7
- 1960s8
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 2022 | EF3 | 17 mi | 34.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF3 | 17 mi | 10.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1988 | F2 | 25 mi | 0.8 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 22, 1958 | F2 | 19 mi | 17.7 mi | 1 / 1 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | EF2 | 19 mi | 10.23 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.91 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 19, 2019 | EF2 | 22 mi | 10.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 3, 2017 | EF2 | 25 mi | 6.72 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 15, 2008 | EF2 | 24 mi | 24.39 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 8, 1998 | F2 | 4 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Nov 7, 1995 | F2 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1978 | F2 | 8 mi | 41.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
The strongest 12 of 94, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Holly Hill
The Storm Prediction Center has 53 hail reports within 10 miles of Holly Hill since 1963, made on 41 separate days. Of these, 20 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently March 31, 2025. The most recent report is from March 31, 2025. May has the most reports, 18.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Holly Hill
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 118 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Holly Hill: 99 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 4 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 1 person and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $31.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 21, 2006. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 13. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 147 have had fewer than Holly Hill.
July 5, 2008: lightning strike 9 miles from the centre of Holly Hill — 1 killed.
April 23, 1997: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Holly Hill — 4 injured.
July 28, 2006: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Holly Hill — 1 injured, $10,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Holly Hill's ZIP code 29059 have filed 21 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2015, and were paid $457,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from October severe storms in 2015: 14 claims (67% of all) and $186,000. Of the 110 South Carolina cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 25 have fewer than Holly Hill.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| October severe storms2015 | 14 | $186,000 |
Orangeburg County, which includes Holly Hill, has been named in 31 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 3 floods, 3 ice storms, 3 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Flooding, on January 10, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Orangeburg County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hurricanes, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.3 million a year, the 16th highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.8 million (34%), 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 Holly Hill
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- Dorchester, SC13 mi
- Bowman, SC13 mi
- Saint George, SC13 mi
- Cross, SC13 mi
- Elloree, SC16 mi
- Summerton, SC17 mi
- Pineville, SC21 mi
- Ridgeville, SC22 mi
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