Drought — Southern Pickens, South Carolina

2000-09-01 to 2000-09-30 · Southern Pickens, South Carolina

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5173954. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.