South Carolina Current Drought Status

State Climate Office
NEWS RELEASE DNR News 803-667-0696
September 10, 1998

WIDESPREAD RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEM EARLRELIEVES DROUGHT CONDITIONS

South Carolina Drought Map for September 10, 1998

For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.

Table of all counties and drought status.
Drought Response Committee Meeting Sign-In sheet.

Widespread rainfall produced by tropical system Earl has alleviated drought conditions. Many areas of the state received over four inches of rain last week during the passage of tropical system Earl, according to state climatologist Dr. Michael Helfert with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). The statewide average for the event was 3.50 inches (see Rainfall Summary Table). The SCDNR had earlier downgraded the moderate declaration for all counties except Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Edgefield, Hampton, Jasper, Orangeburg, and Saluda. This announcement lifts the moderate declaration for the above listed nine counties as well as the incipient declaration statewide. The SCDNR's Land, Water & Conservation Division will continue to monitor state water supplies and assess the potential for a dry winter and early spring.

Contact Dr. Mizzell in Columbia at (803) 734-9568 or e-mail at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov for more information.

DNR protects and manages South Carolina's natural resources by making wise and balanced decisions for the benefit of the state's natural resources and its people. Find out more about DNR at the DNR Web site.

Drought Status Table

Current Drought Status by County
Normal	Incipient	Moderate	Severe	Extreme
County Status	County Status	County Status	County Status	County Status
ABBEVILLE Normal	AIKEN Normal	ALLENDALE Normal	ANDERSON Normal	BAMBERG Normal
BARNWELL Normal	BEAUFORT Normal	BERKELEY Normal	CALHOUN Normal	CHARLESTON Normal
CHEROKEE Normal	CHESTER Normal	CHESTERFIELD Normal	CLARENDON Normal	COLLETON Normal
DARLINGTON Normal	DILLON Normal	DORCHESTER Normal	EDGEFIELD Normal	FAIRFIELD Normal
FLORENCE Normal	GEORGETOWN Normal	GREENVILLE Normal	GREENWOOD Normal	HAMPTON Normal
HORRY Normal	JASPER Normal	KERSHAW Normal	LANCASTER Normal	LAURENS Normal
LEE Normal	LEXINGTON Normal	MARION Normal	MARLBORO Normal	MCCORMICK Normal
NEWBERRY Normal	OCONEE Normal	ORANGEBURG Normal	PICKENS Normal	RICHLAND Normal
SALUDA Normal	SPARTANBURG Normal	SUMTER Normal	UNION Normal	WILLIAMSBURG Normal
YORK Normal

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Sign-In Sheet

SC Drought Response Committee Meeting, September 10, 1998 Sign-In sheet
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Find out more about the State Climatology Office at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.