South Carolina Current Drought Status

State Climate Office                
NEWS RELEASE          DNR News 803-667-0696
October 17, 2016

South Drought Response Committee Conference Call, October 26

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will conduct a South Carolina Drought Response Committee Conference Call on October 26, 2016 at 10:00 AM. The purpose of the drought conference call is to evaluate the drought status State-wide. The Drought Response Committee Conference Call originally scheduled for October 10 was postponed due to Hurricane Matthew.

Contact South Carolina's State Climatologist, Dr. Hope Mizzell, at (803) 734-9568 or e-mail at mizzellh@dnr.sc.gov for more information.

Scheduled Conference Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Scheduled Start Time: 10:00 AM

Please choose the access number local to you:

803-726-9796

864-908-3279

843-737-7035

Participant Access Code: 165166#

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 the DNR Web site.

South Carolina Drought Map for August 17, 2016

For previously issued drought statements see the archived status reports.

Table of all counties and drought status.
Drought Response Committee Meeting Sign-In sheet.

Drought Status Table

Current Drought Status by County
Normal Incipient Moderate Severe Extreme
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
County
Status
ABBEVILLE
Moderate
AIKEN
Incipient
ALLENDALE
Incipient
ANDERSON
Moderate
BAMBERG
Incipient
BARNWELL
Incipient
BEAUFORT
Incipient
BERKELEY
Incipient
CALHOUN
Incipient
CHARLESTON
Incipient
CHEROKEE
Incipient
CHESTER
Incipient
CHESTERFIELD
Incipient
CLARENDON
Incipient
COLLETON
Incipient
DARLINGTON
Incipient
DILLON
Incipient
DORCHESTER
Incipient
EDGEFIELD
Moderate
FAIRFIELD
Incipient
FLORENCE
Incipient
GEORGETOWN
Incipient
GREENVILLE
Incipient
GREENWOOD
Moderate
HAMPTON
Incipient
HORRY
Incipient
JASPER
Incipient
KERSHAW
Incipient
LANCASTER
Incipient
LAURENS
Incipient
LEE
Incipient
LEXINGTON
Incipient
MARION
Incipient
MARLBORO
Incipient
MCCORMICK
Moderate
NEWBERRY
Incipient
OCONEE
Moderate
ORANGEBURG
Incipient
PICKENS
Moderate
RICHLAND
Incipient
SALUDA
Incipient
SPARTANBURG
Incipient
SUMTER
Incipient
UNION
Incipient
WILLIAMSBURG
Incipient
YORK
Incipient


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Find out more about the State Climatology Office at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ or by calling (803) 734-9100.