Drought, Jenkins
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jenkins forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 1996
Above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall persisted over southeastern Georgia counties for much of the month. This combination was statring to affect the agricultural industry.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 16
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.
Above normal temperatures and below normal rainfall persisted over southeastern Georgia counties for much of the month. This combination was statring to affect the agricultural industry.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Screven
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Screven forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Candler
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Candler forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bulloch
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Effingham
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tattnall
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.046, -82.058 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Evans
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Evans forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Inland Bryan
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Bryan forecast zone
Drought, Coastal Bryan
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Drought, Inland Chatham
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Chatham forecast zone
Drought, Coastal Chatham
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Drought, Long
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Long forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Inland Liberty
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Liberty forecast zone
Drought, Coastal Liberty
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Drought, Inland McIntosh
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Drought, Coastal McIntosh
- When
- May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
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
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Texas, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Drought in Louisiana, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Tornado in Ohio, May 1, 1996
- Wildfire in California, May 1 to 3, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 26, 1996
- Flooding in Illinois, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Flooding in Indiana, May 1 to 20, 1996
- Flood in Illinois, May 1 to 26, 1996
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 1996
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5543358, 5543359, 5543360, 5543361, 5543362, 5543363, 5543364, 5543365, 5543366, 5543367, 5543368, 5543369, 5543370, 5543371, 5543372, 5543373.