Charleston

About Charleston

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Storm Surge History

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Infographics

• Histogram
• ​Time Series
• ​Most Severe Surges

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Statistics/ Return Period

• Return Period Graph
• ​Extreme Water Levels

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​Sea Level Rise and Future Extreme Water Levels

• Past SLR Graph
• Future SLR Graph
• Future SLR Table
• Future Extreme Water Levels
• ​Future Extreme Water Levels Graph

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Data Sources

• NOAA Tide Gauge
• ​Data-Selection Circle

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NOAA Tides and Currents Tide Gauge
Charleston, Cooper River Entrance, SC

Lat: 32.78, Lon: -79.9233
Link: https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/waterlevels.html?id=8665530

Preliminary 6-min Data:
January 1, 2001 - Present

​Verified 6-min Data:
December 1, 1995 - Present

Verified Hourly Data:
January 1, 1901 - December 31, 1903
October 1, 1921 - September 1, 1952
​December 1, 1952 - Present

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​Missing Data

​Multi-Media

Hurricane Matthew (2016)

Hurricane Matthew pushed a large storm surge into Charleston on the morning of Sat Oct 8, 2016. Photo: @MelisEgan on Twitter.

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​Hurricane Joaquin (2015)

Hurricane Hugo (1989)

Folly Beach, SC, damage from Hurricane Hugo