Most South Carolina counties in incipient drought
10/13/2025 3:50:14 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Relief, Response & Restrictions
Water Supply & Quality
AFFECTED AREAS:
South Carolina
Aiken County, SC
Allendale County, SC
Bamberg County, SC
Barnwell 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
Newberry County, SC
Orangeburg 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: 10/7/2025
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The South Carolina Drought Response Committee met on Tuesday, Oct. 7 to evaluate drought conditions. Five of the six counties in the Upper Savannah Basin--Abbeville, Anderson, McCormick, Oconee and Pickens—were kept in normal status. Edgefield County was upgraded to incipient drought due to persistent dryness. Beaufort County was changed from incipient drought to normal conditions. All other counties remained in incipient drought.
The dry conditions have reduced crop yields, delayed the planting of winter crops and hurt pasture conditions.
The Sumter Item (Sumter, S.C.), Oct 11, 2025
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