Drought, Elbert
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Elbert forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.117, -82.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, August 1 to 31, 1999
The long term drought continued through the month of August as high evaporation rates and little rainfall occurred. Water restrictions began in several communities and hay and other late crops dried up.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 GSP wrote it up.
The long term drought continued through the month of August as high evaporation rates and little rainfall occurred. Water restrictions began in several communities and hay and other late crops dried up. Ponds and wells began to dry up as well, affecting homeowners, farmers and businesses, such as nurseries. Boaters were running aground on recreational lakes due to low water levels.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Franklin
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.375, -83.229 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Habersham
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Habersham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.631, -83.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hart
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Hart forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.351, -82.964 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rabun
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rabun forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.882, -83.402 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stephens
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM EST to August 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.554, -83.293 (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
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Pennsylvania, August 1, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1 to 31, 1999
- Heat in Missouri, August 1 to 18, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1, 1999
- Heat in South Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
- Heat in Texas, August 1, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, August 1, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Florida, August 1 to 11, 1999
- Heat and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, August 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, August 1999
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: 5714139, 5714140, 5714141, 5714142, 5714143, 5714144.