Drought, Abbeville
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.223, -82.459 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Carolina, June 15 to 30, 1998
Thunderstorms, despite their intensity, became few in coverage and by the end of the month crops were badly in need of rainfall. Many crops began to appear damaged.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 15
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 GSP wrote it up.
Thunderstorms, despite their intensity, became few in coverage and by the end of the month crops were badly in need of rainfall. Many crops began to appear damaged.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Anderson
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.519, -82.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cherokee
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -81.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Chester
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Chester forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.692, -81.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Greenwood
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greenwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.154, -82.126 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Laurens
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Laurens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.484, -82.006 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Greenville
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Greenville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Northern Oconee
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oconee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Northern Pickens
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Pickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Greenville
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Greenville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Oconee
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oconee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Pickens
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Pickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Spartanburg
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Union
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.689, -81.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, York
- When
- June 15, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.975, -81.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Lightning Strike in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Indiana, June 15, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Georgia, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flood in Ohio, June 15 to 16, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, June 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, June 15, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 15, 1998
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, June 1998
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: 5652321, 5652322, 5652323, 5652324, 5652325, 5652326, 5652327, 5652328, 5652329, 5652330, 5652331, 5652332, 5652333, 5652334, 5652335.