Dry spring worsened drought across South Carolina
5/5/2025 8:38:11 AM
CATEGORIES:
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: 4/30/2025
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The South Carolina Drought Response Committee reevaluated drought conditions in the state and recognized five counties—Berkeley, Charleston, Georgetown, Horry and Marion—as being in moderate drought with 13 counties shifting from normal conditions to incipient drought. The 13 counties were Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Calhoun, Clarendon, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland and Sumter. The remainder of the counties stayed in incipient drought.
The Sumter Item (S.C.), May 4, 2025
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