2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season Begins
373 views · Published 8 June 2017 · 4:41 · Indexed 1 November 2026
Channel: South Carolina ETV · 2017 · News & Politics
The Atlantic hurricane season is underway, eight months after South Carolina was hit by one of its worst hurricanes. The Category 1 Hurricane Matthew made landfall near McClellanville last Oct. 8 and killed five people across the state. Storm surge reached over six feet in Charleston, rain drenched the Pee Dee, rivers flooded and trees knocked out power to more than 800,000 people. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts 11 to 17 named storms during the season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. Out of those storms, 5 to 9 could be hurricanes. NOAA predicts 2 to 4 hurricanes could be major hurricanes.
