Drought, Anderson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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 in South Carolina, September 1 to 30, 2000
Drought conditions were dampened some by a slightly above normal rainfall for the month. However, the area continued a rainfall deficit close to a year's total average rainfall.
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.
Drought conditions were dampened some by a slightly above normal rainfall for the month. However, the area continued a rainfall deficit close to a year's total average rainfall. In May, shallow wells between 35 and 60 feet deep were drying up. During September, wells around 100 feet deep were beginning to dry up. The corn crop was heavily damaged, but other crops did not sustain any major catastrophy.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Cherokee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Greenville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Northern Oconee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Oconee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Northern Pickens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Pickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Greenville
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Greenville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Oconee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Oconee forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Pickens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Pickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Spartanburg
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Spartanburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Union
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- York forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.975, -81.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Abbeville
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Abbeville forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.223, -82.459 (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
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 2000
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, September 2000
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: 5173944, 5173945, 5173946, 5173947, 5173948, 5173949, 5173950, 5173951, 5173952, 5173953, 5173954, 5173955, 5173956, 5173957, 5175102.