SC Drought Continues in Parts of State

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – While parts of South Carolina are cleaning up from severe storms and flooding this week, most of the northern part of the state continues to deal with drought.
The state Drought Response Committee met Thursday, and members said a few weeks of rain haven’t been enough to make up for months of dry weather.
The worst problems are in the mountains, where the committee has Anderson, Oconee and Pickens counties in a severe drought .
Committee member Dennis Chastain says reservoirs in the area are at levels typically seen at the end of a hot, dry summer and that’s concerning with summer still two months away.
Forestry officials reported 70 percent more wildfires than in a typical March.
Areas to the north and west of Columbia remain in a moderate drought.