Severe drought status for some South Carolina counties
8/19/2024 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Fire
Plants & Wildlife
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
South Carolina
Abbeville County, SC
Aiken County, SC
Allendale County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Bamberg County, SC
Barnwell County, SC
Beaufort County, SC
Berkeley County, SC
Calhoun County, SC
Charleston County, SC
Cherokee County, SC
Chester County, SC
Chesterfield County, SC
Clarendon County, SC
Colleton County, SC
Darlington County, SC
Dillon County, SC
Dorchester County, SC
Edgefield County, SC
Fairfield County, SC
Florence County, SC
Georgetown County, SC
Greenville County, SC
Greenwood County, SC
Hampton County, SC
Horry County, SC
Jasper County, SC
Kershaw County, SC
Lancaster County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Lee County, SC
Lexington County, SC
Marion County, SC
Marlboro County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Newberry County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Orangeburg County, SC
Pickens County, SC
Richland County, SC
Saluda County, SC
Spartanburg County, SC
Sumter County, SC
Union County, SC
Williamsburg County, SC
York County, SC
Start Date: 7/9/2024
- End Date: 8/13/2024
Thanks to ample rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby, the South Carolina Department of Resources downgraded 38 counties to normal status. Eight counties remained in incipient drought status.
WIS 10 (Columbia, S.C.), Aug 14, 2024
The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recognized counties in the Grand Strand and the Pee Dee River region as being in severe drought. Crops and livestock were affected by the dry weather. Streamflows were rapidly declining, and wildfires were occurring more frequently than usual. Early planted corn has died.
Since June 1, the S.C. Forestry Commission responded to more than 200 wildfires that burned more than 1,200 acres. This is 77% higher than the 10-year average.
The drastic shift from normal conditions to severe for the Grand Strand and the Pee Dee was unprecedented as June weather suddenly turned very dry and hot. Both the Pee Dee and Black River were nearing critically low levels
WMBF-TV NBC (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), July 9, 2024
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