NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Mc Coll, 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
77 tropical systems have passed within 75 miles of Mc Coll, South Carolina since 1851, 11 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was Chantal in 2025. Since 1950, 73 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 11
- Tropical storms
- 66
- Tornadoes
- 73
- 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 Mc Coll
The strongest storm to pass near Mc Coll was Hazel in 1954, a Category 3 hurricane with 120 mph winds when its centre passed 60 miles away. The closest pass by a hurricane was an unnamed storm in 1896, whose centre came within 12 miles. The record near Mc Coll begins with an unnamed storm in 1851; the most recent system was Chantal in 2025, a tropical storm 59 miles away. The busiest decade was the 1890s, with 8 systems, 4 of them at hurricane strength. Of the 77 systems, 15 have come since 2000. Mc Coll has more hurricanes within 75 miles than 63% of the 246 South Carolina cities on this site. The highest rating among the 73 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on March 28, 1984, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on March 28, 1984, killed 7 people. Of the 73, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. September has had the most tornadoes, 16. The most recent tornado was on May 14, 2024. Of the 246 South Carolina cities, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Mc Coll. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 65 times since 1962, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Mc Coll has more hail reports within 10 miles than 50% of the 246 South Carolina cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Mc Coll
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ChantalJul 6 | 59 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2024 | DebbyAug 8 | 41 mi | Tropical storm (44 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2022 | IanOct 1 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (49 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2021 | ElsaJul 8 | 17 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2021 | ClaudetteJun 21 | 10 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2020 | IsaiasAug 4 | 73 mi | Category 1 (82 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2019 | NestorOct 20 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2018 | MichaelOct 11 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 5 |
| 2018 | FlorenceSep 15 | 67 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 4 |
| 2016 | HermineSep 3 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (59 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2015 | AnaMay 10 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2013 | AndreaJun 7 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2008 | HannaSep 6 | 62 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 1 |
| 2006 | AlbertoJun 14 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 2004 | CharleyAug 14 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1998 | EarlSep 4 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1996 | JosephineOct 8 | 56 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1996 | FranSep 6 | 59 mi | Category 1 (81 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1995 | AllisonJun 6 | 51 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1989 | HugoSep 22 | 73 mi | Category 1 (87 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1985 | KateNov 22 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1985 | BobJul 25 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1984 | DianaSep 14 | 60 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1979 | DavidSep 5 | 61 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1976 | Unnamed 1976 stormSep 15 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | Unnamed 1972 stormJul 12 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1972 | AgnesJun 21 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1970 | AlmaMay 26 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1965 | Unnamed 1965 stormJun 16 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1964 | DoraSep 13 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1959 | CindyJul 9 | 74 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1956 | FlossySep 26 | 47 mi | Tropical storm (52 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1955 | DianeAug 17 | 72 mi | Tropical storm (63 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1954 | HazelOct 15 | 60 mi | Category 3 (120 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1952 | AbleAug 31 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1952 | Unnamed 1952 stormAug 28 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (45 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1947 | Unnamed 1947 stormSep 24 | 32 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1945 | Unnamed 1945 stormSep 18 | 11 mi | Tropical storm (56 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1944 | Unnamed 1944 stormOct 20 | 4 mi | Tropical storm (54 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1935 | Unnamed 1935 stormSep 6 | 13 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormOct 2 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1928 | Unnamed 1928 stormSep 19 | 52 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 5 |
| 1927 | Unnamed 1927 stormOct 3 | 70 mi | Tropical storm (41 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1924 | Unnamed 1924 stormSep 30 | 42 mi | Tropical storm (67 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1920 | Unnamed 1920 stormSep 23 | 31 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormJul 14 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (61 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1916 | Unnamed 1916 stormMay 16 | 48 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormOct 10 | 27 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1913 | Unnamed 1913 stormSep 3 | 75 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1912 | Unnamed 1912 stormJun 14 | 8 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1904 | Unnamed 1904 stormSep 14 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1902 | Unnamed 1902 stormJun 16 | 21 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1901 | Unnamed 1901 stormJul 13 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (39 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1899 | Unnamed 1899 stormOct 31 | 34 mi | Category 1 (86 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1896 | Unnamed 1896 stormSep 29 | 12 mi | Category 1 (85 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormOct 9 | 54 mi | Tropical storm (69 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1894 | Unnamed 1894 stormSep 27 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (72 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 13 | 43 mi | Category 2 (100 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormOct 4 | 2 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 4 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormAug 28 | 67 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1893 | Unnamed 1893 stormJun 16 | 65 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1889 | Unnamed 1889 stormSep 24 | 53 mi | Tropical storm (48 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1888 | Unnamed 1888 stormSep 10 | 20 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1886 | Unnamed 1886 stormJul 1 | 9 mi | Tropical storm (47 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormOct 13 | 30 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Tropical storm |
| 1885 | Unnamed 1885 stormAug 25 | 70 mi | Category 1 (92 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1883 | Unnamed 1883 stormSep 11 | 67 mi | Category 1 (75 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1878 | Unnamed 1878 stormSep 12 | 26 mi | Tropical storm (66 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1877 | Unnamed 1877 stormOct 4 | 7 mi | Tropical storm (55 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1874 | Unnamed 1874 stormSep 29 | 52 mi | Category 1 (78 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1867 | Unnamed 1867 stormJun 23 | 23 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1859 | Unnamed 1859 stormSep 17 | 68 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 1 |
| 1856 | Unnamed 1856 stormSep 1 | 40 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1854 | Unnamed 1854 stormSep 9 | 6 mi | Tropical storm (53 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormOct 10 | 43 mi | Tropical storm (58 mph) | Category 2 |
| 1852 | Unnamed 1852 stormAug 28 | 71 mi | Tropical storm (46 mph) | Category 3 |
| 1851 | Unnamed 1851 stormAug 25 | 24 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 Mc Coll: 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 Mc Coll
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s10
- 2000s17
- 1990s9
- 1980s9(4 EF3+)
- 1970s8
- 1960s9(2 EF3+)
- 1950s5(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | in town | 17 mi | 7 / 100 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 1 mi | 40 mi | 4 / 395 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | 8 mi | 121.4 mi | 4 / 70 |
| Mar 28, 1984 | F4 | 16 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 24 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F4 | 20 mi | 0.8 mi | 0 / 21 |
| May 20, 1980 | F3 | 20 mi | 10.7 mi | 0 / 26 |
| Apr 18, 1969 | F3 | 1 mi | 77.3 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Aug 29, 1964 | F3 | 11 mi | 21.9 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 15, 1976 | F2 | 17 mi | 10.1 mi | 3 / 4 |
| Sep 29, 1963 | F2 | 20 mi | 85.8 mi | 3 / 12 |
| Apr 15, 1999 | F2 | 24 mi | 0.3 mi | 1 / 4 |
| Nov 14, 2008 | EF2 | 23 mi | 1.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 73, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Mc Coll
The Storm Prediction Center has 65 hail reports within 10 miles of Mc Coll since 1962, made on 52 separate days. Of these, 30 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest size, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), was reported on 8 days, most recently June 19, 2014. The most recent report is from May 2, 2025. May has the most reports, 22.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Mc Coll
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Mccoll 3 NNW, SC, 3 miles north of Mc Coll at 190 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 71°F; January is the coolest, at 55°F and 34°F. September is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and October the driest at 2.7 inches; the year adds up to 41.6 inches over 66 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 55% of the year's precipitation (22.9 of 41.6 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 77 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (29); a normal September there has highs of 84°F and 4.7 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 62 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 54 nights a year. That 41.6 inches is more than at 0 of the 78 South Carolina stations used on this site (0%). Laurinburg, NC, 9 miles northeast, has its own station (Laurinburg, NC): 46.7 inches a year, 5.1 more than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 55 | 34 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Feb | 60 | 37 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Mar | 67 | 43 | 3.0 | 6 |
| Apr | 76 | 51 | 2.9 | 5 |
| May | 83 | 59 | 3.0 | 5 |
| Jun | 89 | 67 | 4.4 | 6 |
| Jul | 92 | 71 | 4.2 | 7 |
| Aug | 90 | 69 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Sep | 84 | 64 | 4.7 | 6 |
| Oct | 75 | 53 | 2.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 66 | 42 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Dec | 58 | 37 | 3.2 | 5 |
| Year | 74 | 52 | 41.6 | 66 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Mccoll 3 NNW, SC (190 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 Mc Coll
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 184 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Mc Coll: 162 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 4 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $40.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on April 27, 2010. August has had the most flash floods, 7 of 15. Of the 241 South Carolina cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 171 have had fewer than Mc Coll.
September 17, 2018: flood 6 miles from the centre of Mc Coll — $35.4 million damage.
NWS: “Torrential rainfall of 15 to 20 inches caused widespread flooding across the county and throughout the Lumber River basin. 4 million in property damage and at least $30 million in crop damage.”
October 8, 2016: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Mc Coll — $3.0 million damage.
October 8, 2016: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Mc Coll — $250,000 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
Marlboro County, which includes Mc Coll, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1984, 12 of them major disasters (by incident: 15 hurricanes, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tropical storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Hurricane Ian, on November 21, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Marlboro County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hurricanes, tornadoes, strong wind 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 $11.4 million a year, the 35th highest of 46 South Carolina counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.2 million (29%), 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 Mc Coll
- Bennettsville, SC8 mi
- Laurinburg, NC9 mi
- Laurel Hill, NC11 mi
- Maxton, NC13 mi
- Hamlet, NC16 mi
- Rowland, NC17 mi
- Hamer, SC18 mi
- Wagram, NC20 mi
- Dillon, SC21 mi
- Pembroke, NC21 mi
- Cheraw, SC21 mi
- Rockingham, NC22 mi
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