Drought, Baker
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baker forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $47 million
- Coordinates
- 31.326, -84.445 (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 persisted through the first three weeks of September. Little or no rain fell during this period.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 25 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
- $47 million
- Events
- 25
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 TAE wrote it up.
The dry spell that existed the last 10 days of August persisted through the first three weeks of September. Little or no rain fell during this period. University of Georgia agricultural experts estimated crop losses at $66.5 million statewide.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
25 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Ben Hill
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ben Hill forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.760, -83.220 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Berrien
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berrien forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.276, -83.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Brooks
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Brooks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.842, -83.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Calhoun
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Calhoun forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.529, -84.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.626, -84.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Colquitt
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Colquitt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.188, -83.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cook
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cook forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.154, -83.430 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Decatur
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Decatur forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.878, -84.579 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dougherty
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dougherty forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.533, -84.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Early
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Early forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.323, -84.904 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Grady
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Grady forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.875, -84.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Irwin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Irwin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.602, -83.276 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lanier
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lanier forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -83.063 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lee
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.780, -84.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lowndes
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lowndes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.834, -83.268 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Miller
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.164, -84.731 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mitchell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.225, -84.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Randolph
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.763, -84.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Seminole
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.939, -84.869 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terrell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Terrell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.777, -84.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Thomas
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 30.864, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tift
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Tift forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.457, -83.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Turner
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Turner forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.716, -83.624 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Worth
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 31.552, -83.851 (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 Georgia, September 1 to 22, 1997
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 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
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, September 1997
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: 5622984, 5622985, 5622986, 5622987, 5622988, 5622989, 5622990, 5622991, 5622992, 5622993, 5622994, 5622995, 5622996, 5622997, 5622998, 5622999, 5623000, 5623001, 5623002, 5623003, 5623004, 5623005, 5623006, 5623007, 5623008.