Drought, Hampton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hampton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.776, -81.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Carolina, May 1 to 31, 1996
Above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall persistedover the south coastal counties most of the month. This combinationwas starting to affect the agricultural industry.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS CHS wrote it up.
Above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall persistedover the south coastal counties most of the month. This combinationwas starting to affect the agricultural industry.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Allendale
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Allendale forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.988, -81.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Colleton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Colleton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.843, -80.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dorchester
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Dorchester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -80.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Berkeley
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jasper
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
Drought, Beaufort
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort forecast zone
Drought, Southern Colleton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Colleton forecast zone
Drought, Charleston
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Charleston forecast zone
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Louisiana, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 1, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543349, 5543350, 5543351, 5543352, 5543353, 5543354, 5543355, 5543356, 5543357.