Abstract
ABSTRACT Lindner, B.L. and Neuhauser, A., 2018. Climatology and variability of tropical cyclones affecting Charleston, South Carolina. Communities benefit from site-specific examinations of tropical cyclone climatology. The impact data from a tropical cyclone climatology are useful for planning purposes for emergency managers, medical facilities, building and infrastructure codes, utility and communications design, insurance, and wildlife and resource management. To that end, per an analysis of National Hurricane Center data for the years 1851 to 2015, a chronological list of tropical cyclones that passed within 139 km (75 nautical miles) of Charleston, South Carolina was compiled. Date, intensity, approach angle, and translational velocity were catalogued for each system upon closest approach. The return period is approximately 1.5 years for tropical storms and hurricanes, 3.8 years for hurricanes, and 28 years for major hurricanes. The frequency of zero-strike and multistrike seasons is well reproduced ...
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