The 9 Most Horrifying Disasters That Ever Happened In South Carolina

It's estimated that 100 people died as the trio touched down. Damage occured all over the city, not just at the popular City Market.

Dubbed "the thousand year flood," this major weather event dropped as much as 27 inches of rain in five days in parts of South Carolina. A relenting tropical storm lashed out at the Palmetto State for days. By October 5th, the death toll had risen to 11 people.

In the final days of August 1893, a massive hurricane made landfall at or near Savannah, Georgia. This would have placed the northwest quadrant of the storm along the South Carolina coastline. Reports of the Sea Islands Hurricane here on August 27, 1893 say the storm surge was 15-feet or greater and that devastating effects were felt as far north as Sullivan's Island - which was reported entirely submerged under 7 feet of water. Estimates put the loss of life from the Sea Islands Hurricane at between 1,000 and 2,000 lives, most from drowning.

In terms of disastrous accidents, 1886 was a bad year for South Carolina. In June a train plunged through the Santee River trestle into the river, killing six passengers and wounding 14.

The plane crashed into three small houses, killing 9 people, including some of the airmen on board and some civilians in the homes.

A school bus driver wasn't aware the train was running two hours late, but it was. The train hit the bus, killing the driver and the 10 children aboard.

Reports in the Abeliene Reporter-News in Texas, say the train was headed from Greenville to Charleston and it dragged the bus for a quarter mile. The gruesome remains were scattered all along the way.

Hurricane Hugo made landfall in Charleston in the early morning hours of Sept. 21, 1989. The sustained winds of 140 mph uprooted homes and buildings from their foundation. The storm surge from Hugo affected hundreds of miles of the South Carolina coast, including our beloved Town of McClellanville which was completely submerged underwater. The deaths of 27 people in South Carolina were attributed to this massive storm.

In May 1923, 150-200 people were attending a graduation event at Cleveland Rural Graded School about six miles from Camden. It was an old wooden building that reportedly had been condemned and the graduation ceremonies were the last event at the school. At approximately 10 p.m., an oil lamp exploded in the rear of the room. Before anyone realized what had happened the old wooden building was engulfed in flames and the only exit at the rear of the building was already blocked. Seventy-four people perished in the fire or were trampled to death trying to escape the flames.

At 9:50 p.m. on August 31, 1886 an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 7.0 struck South Carolina. The effects of this major seismic activity could be felt hundreds of miles away. The majority of the damage in South Carolina took place in Charleston because it was so populated at the time. Sixty deaths were attributed to this major earthquake.