COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Drought is creeping into northwest South Carolina.
Maps from the National Drought Mitigation Center show a moderate drought in nearly all of Anderson, Greenville, Oconee and Pickens counties.
Many of those places have seen less than half of their normal rainfall over the past month, while areas south and east of Interstate 20 and Interstate 77 have seen two to three times their normal precipitation.
Drought Response Committee member Dennis Chastain of Pickens County says the biggest worry is for farmers growing hay, corn and other row crops. But Chastian says one or two nice rainfalls can get the area back to normal.
The rest of South Carolina has fared much better. The majority of corn, peach and peanut farmers report their crops in good to excellent condition.
