Most South Carolina counties in incipient drought
3/26/2025 6:46:26 PM
CATEGORIES:
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
South Carolina
Abbeville County, SC
Aiken County, SC
Anderson County, SC
Berkeley County, SC
Charleston County, SC
Cherokee County, SC
Chester County, SC
Chesterfield 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
Horry County, SC
Kershaw County, SC
Lancaster County, SC
Laurens County, SC
Lee County, SC
Marion County, SC
Marlboro County, SC
McCormick County, SC
Newberry County, SC
Oconee County, SC
Pickens County, SC
Saluda County, SC
Spartanburg County, SC
Union County, SC
Williamsburg County, SC
York County, SC
Start Date: 2/26/2025
- End Date: 3/26/2025
Six South Carolina counties that were declared to be free of drought in February were recategorized as being in incipient drought on March 26 when the state Drought Response Committee met. Those six counties were Abbeville, Anderson, Edgefield, McCormick, Oconee and Pickens. Aiken has been free of drought since Dec. 4, but was back in drought again. Altogether, 33 counties were in incipient drought, and 13 were in normal condition.
The Sumter Item (S.C.), March 26, 2025
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