Drought, Elbert
- When
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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, July 15 to 31, 1999
A long term dry spell became a drought in July as no organized rainfall events affected the region. The lack of rain and temperatures well into the 90s to 100 degrees, combined to cause significant damage to crops.
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.
A long term dry spell became a drought in July as no organized rainfall events affected the region. The lack of rain and temperatures well into the 90s to 100 degrees, combined to cause significant damage to crops. Dollar amounts of the damage were unavailable at the time of this writing.
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
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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
- July 15, 12:00 AM EST to July 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 Kansas, July 15 to 30, 1999
- Flash Flood in Arizona, July 15, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, July 15, 1999
- Tornadoes and Flood in Minnesota, July 15 to 16, 1999
- Lightning Strikes in Florida, July 15 to 26, 1999
- Hail in Florida, July 15, 1999
- Tornado in Florida, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in North Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 15, 1999
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, July 15, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, July 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5713220, 5713221, 5713222, 5713223, 5713224, 5713225.