South Carolina, 2002

Drought in South Carolina, July 1 to 31, 2002

July 1 to 31, 2002 · NWS CHS · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Severe drought conditions continued through the month of July over south coastal South Carolina. 65 inches below normal for the month.

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

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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.

Severe drought conditions continued through the month of July over south coastal South Carolina. Rainfall for the month was 3.65 inches below normal for the month.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 2:24 PM EST, 9 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 30, 2:24 PM EST, 9 hours 36 minutes before
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In the hours before

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

9 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Southern Colleton

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Southern Colleton forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Northern Colleton

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 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, Jasper

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Hampton

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 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, Dorchester

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 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, Charleston

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Charleston forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Berkeley

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 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, Beaufort

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Beaufort forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Allendale

When
July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 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)

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

More

Every storm in South Carolina in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in South Carolina, July 2002

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: 5306982, 5306983, 5306984, 5306985, 5306986, 5306987, 5306988, 5306989, 5306990.