User:Wxtrackercody/1898 South Carolina hurricane

1828 South Carolina hurricane

Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
Surface analysis of the cyclone over Georgia on September 1
Formed	30 August 1898 (30 August 1898)
Dissipated	1 September 1898 (1 September 1898)
Highest winds	1-minute sustained: 85 mph (140 km/h)
Lowest pressure	980 mbar (hPa); 28.94 inHg
Areas affected	Southeastern United States
Part of the 1898 Atlantic hurricane season

Meteorological history

Map plotting the storm's track and intensity, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale

Map key

Saffir–Simpson scale

  Tropical depression (≤38 mph, ≤62 km/h)
  Tropical storm (39–73 mph, 63–118 km/h)
  Category 1 (74–95 mph, 119–153 km/h)
  Category 2 (96–110 mph, 154–177 km/h)
  Category 3 (111–129 mph, 178–208 km/h)
  Category 4 (130–156 mph, 209–251 km/h)
  Category 5 (≥157 mph, ≥252 km/h)
  Unknown

Storm type

Tropical cyclone

Subtropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclone, remnant low, tropical disturbance, or monsoon depression

Refs

• HURDAT
• 1898 MWR
• Landsea/Partagas 1898
• NWS CHS