The purpose of the drought meeting is to evaluate the early winter rain's impact on the drought status. The committee will review climatic data, streamflow and lake level data, and drought impacts.
If you have any questions, please contact Hope Mizzell at 803-734-9568 or email her at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov.
For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.
Table of all counties and drought status.The S.C. Department of Natural Resources convened the last S.C. Drought Response Committee on Oct. 28, 2008 in Columbia and nine Upstate counties still remain in extreme drought. Ten counties were maintained at severe and three remain at moderate status. Recent rains prompted the Drought Response Committee to remove the drought declaration for five counties: Beaufort, Chesterfield, Darlington, Hampton and Jasper. Eleven counties remained at no drought status.
The counties remaining in the extreme category are: Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Abbeville, Laurens, Greenwood and McCormick counties. For more information about drought and to see a drought status by county map, visit the Office of State Climatology drought Website at: www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/Drought/drought_current_info.php.
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 www.dnr.sc.gov. For more drought information contact State Climatologist Hope Mizzell in Columbia at (803) 734-9568 or e-mail MizzellH@dnr.sc.gov.
Current Drought Status by County | ||||
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Normal | Incipient | Moderate | Severe | Extreme |
County Status |
County Status |
County Status |
County Status |
County Status |
ABBEVILLE Extreme |
AIKEN Moderate |
ALLENDALE Incipient |
ANDERSON Extreme |
BAMBERG Incipient |
BARNWELL Incipient |
BEAUFORT Normal |
BERKELEY Normal |
CALHOUN Incipient |
CHARLESTON Normal |
CHEROKEE Severe |
CHESTER Severe |
CHESTERFIELD Normal |
CLARENDON Incipient |
COLLETON Normal |
DARLINGTON Normal |
DILLON Normal |
DORCHESTER Normal |
EDGEFIELD Severe |
FAIRFIELD Severe |
FLORENCE Normal |
GEORGETOWN Normal |
GREENVILLE Extreme |
GREENWOOD Extreme |
HAMPTON Normal |
HORRY Normal |
JASPER Normal |
KERSHAW Severe |
LANCASTER Severe |
LAURENS Extreme |
LEE Incipient |
LEXINGTON Moderate |
MARION Normal |
MARLBORO Normal |
MCCORMICK Extreme |
NEWBERRY Severe |
OCONEE Extreme |
ORANGEBURG Incipient |
PICKENS Extreme |
RICHLAND Moderate |
SALUDA Severe |
SPARTANBURG Extreme |
SUMTER Incipient |
UNION Severe |
WILLIAMSBURG Normal |
YORK Severe |
SC Drought Response Committee Meeting, January 15, 2009 Sign-In sheet | |
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Name & Agency | Name & Agency |
Scott Willett - Anderson Regional Water Darrell Jones - SCFC Doug Young - Chickasaw Point Property Owners Assoc Francis Turbolino - EMD George Gallegar - Duke Energy Bill Payne - Savannah River Nuclear Solutions Vernon Osteen - Savannah River Nuclear Solutions John Rivers - Drought Committee Warren Harris - Drought Committee Joe Johnson - Drought Committee David Baize - SCDHEC John Westcott - Drought Committee Chris Bickley - Drought Committee Dean Moss - Drought Committee Hope Mizzell - DNR Steven J. de Kozlowski - SCDNR Bill Taylor - Drought Committee Jim Wilkowski - Drought Committee |
David Tompkins - Dept. of Ag Steve Hammond - Drought Committee Mike Caston - Drought Committee Brad Powers - Drought Committee Dennis Chastain - Drought Committee Sarah Ellisor - USGS Mike Hancock - Drought Committee Mitch Turner - SJWD Masaaki Kiuchi - SCDNR Leonard Vaughen - NWS Elbert Warren - Drought Committee Bob Frisina - Office of the Governor Kirsten Lackstrom - University of South Carolina Stuart Ames - Drought Committee Athena Strickland - Pee Dee River Coalition Marion Rizer - Colleton Soil & Water District Stan Simpson - US Corps of Engineers Evelyn Johnson - SCDNR Brett Witt - SCDNR |
Find out more about the State Climatology Office at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.