Drought, Baldwin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baldwin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997
The dry spell that existed the last 10 days of August continued through the first three weeks of September, especially over the south half of the state. Little or no rain fell in the south while one storm system produced scattered thunderstorms in the north half of the state on the 10th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 94 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
- $20 million
- Events
- 94
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 FFC wrote it up.
The dry spell that existed the last 10 days of August continued through the first three weeks of September, especially over the south half of the state. Little or no rain fell in the south while one storm system produced scattered thunderstorms in the north half of the state on the 10th. University of Georgia agricultural experts estimated crop losses statewide at $66.5 million.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
94 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Banks
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Banks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Barrow
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Barrow forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bartow
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bartow forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bibb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bibb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bleckley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bleckley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Butts
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Butts forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Carroll
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Catoosa
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catoosa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Chattooga
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chattooga forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cherokee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cherokee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clarke
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clayton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clayton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cobb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cobb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Coweta
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Coweta forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crawford
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crisp
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Crisp forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dade
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dawson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, De Kalb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Kalb forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dodge
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dooly
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dooly forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Douglas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Emanuel
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Emanuel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Fannin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fannin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Fayette
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Floyd
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Forsyth
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Forsyth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gilmer
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gilmer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Glascock
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Glascock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gordon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gordon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Greene
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gwinnett
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gwinnett forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hancock
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hancock forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Haralson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Haralson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Harris
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Harris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Heard
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Heard forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Henry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Houston
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Houston forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jackson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jasper
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Johnson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jones
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lamar
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lamar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Laurens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Laurens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lumpkin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lumpkin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Macon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Madison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marion
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Meriwether
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Meriwether forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Monroe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Montgomery
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Morgan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Murray
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Newton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, North Fulton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- North Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Oconee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oconee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Oglethorpe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Oglethorpe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Paulding
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Paulding forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Peach
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Peach forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pickens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pickens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pike
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Polk
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pulaski
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Putnam
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Putnam forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rockdale
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockdale forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Schley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Schley forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, South Fulton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- South Fulton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Spalding
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spalding forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Sumter
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Talbot
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Talbot forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Taliaferro
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Taliaferro forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Taylor
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Taylor forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Telfair
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Telfair forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Toombs
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Toombs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Towns
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Towns forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Treutlen
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Treutlen forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Troup
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Troup forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Twiggs
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Twiggs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Union
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Upson forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Walker
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Walker forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Walton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Walton forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Warren
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Washington
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Webster
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wheeler
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, White
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Whitfield
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Whitfield forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wilcox
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilcox forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wilkes
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilkes forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $1.7 million
- Coordinates
- 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wilkinson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wilkinson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 32.802, -83.171 (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
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1997
- Drought in Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Texas, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flood and Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in California, September 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
- Damaging Winds in North Dakota, September 1 to 16, 1997
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 1, 1997
- Flooding and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 1 to 11, 1997
- Hail and High Wind in Minnesota, September 1, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, September 1, 1997
- Flash Flooding in Arizona, September 1, 1997
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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: 5613172, 5613173, 5613174, 5613175, 5613176, 5613177, 5613178, 5613179, 5613180, 5613181, 5613182, 5613183, 5613269, 5613270, 5613271, 5613272, 5613273, 5613274, 5613275, 5613276, 5613277, 5613278, 5613279, 5613280, 5613281, 5613282, 5613283, 5613284, 5613285, 5613286, 5613287, 5613288, 5613289, 5613290, 5613291, 5613292, 5613293, 5613294, 5613295, 5613296, and more.