Drought, Allendale
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Allendale forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.988, -81.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in South Carolina, May 1 to 31, 2001
Mild to moderate drought conditions remained over southern South Carolina. 36 inches of rain which was typical for the area.
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
- 8
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.
Mild to moderate drought conditions remained over southern South Carolina. During the month, Charleston Airport only received 1.36 inches of rain which was typical for the area. This was 2.65 inches below normal for the month, which brings the year's deficit to 5 to 8 inches below normal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Beaufort
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Beaufort forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Berkeley
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.198, -79.951 (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
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 33.080, -80.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hampton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM 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
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Northern Colleton
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM 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
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001
- Drought in Florida, May 1 to 20, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001
- Flooding in Wisconsin, May 1 to 18, 2001
- Flooding in Minnesota, May 1 to 16, 2001
- Flooding in Iowa, May 1 to 9, 2001
- Flooding in Iowa, May 1 to 18, 2001
- High Wind in California, May 1 to 2, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Iowa, May 1 to 2, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Minnesota, May 1, 2001
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, May 1, 2001
- Drought in North Carolina, May 1 to 31, 2001
More
Every storm in South Carolina in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, May 2001
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: 5244272, 5244273, 5244274, 5244275, 5244276, 5244277, 5244278, 5244279.