South Carolina, 2000

Drought in South Carolina, September 1, 2000

September 1, 2000 · NWS CHS · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Moderate drought conditions persisted through much of the first half of September over south coastal South Carolina. A tropical airmass combined with a frontal system to produce 6 to 10 inches of rain over eastern Berkeley and northeast Charleston Counties around September 5.

Where it happened

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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.

Moderate drought conditions persisted through much of the first half of September over south coastal South Carolina. A tropical airmass combined with a frontal system to produce 6 to 10 inches of rain over eastern Berkeley and northeast Charleston Counties around September 5. Then the remnants of Tropical Storm Gordon produced six to nine inches of rain over portions of south coastal South Carolina around September 18th. Finally, on September 21-23, the remnants of Tropical Storm Helene produced generally another 3 to 8 inches with Doppler estimates of eight to 14 inches over northeast Charleston County and Berkeley County. The tropical airmass early in the month and the remnants of the tropical storms all combined to bring drought conditions to a more normal state.

The radar

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Event by event

9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Allendale

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Allendale forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
32.988, -81.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Beaufort

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Beaufort forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Berkeley

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Berkeley forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
33.198, -79.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Charleston

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Charleston forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Dorchester

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Dorchester forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
33.080, -80.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hampton

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Hampton forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
32.776, -81.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jasper

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Northern Colleton

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Northern Colleton forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL
Coordinates
32.843, -80.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Southern Colleton

When
September 1, 12:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Colleton forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5158733, 5158734, 5158735, 5158736, 5158737, 5158738, 5158836, 5158837, 5158838.