Drought, Elbert
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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, September 1 to 30, 1999
Rainfall continued to be scarce during the month of September, prolonging the drought conditions which existed all summer. More wells ran dry and many more areas began mandatory water restrictions.
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.
Rainfall continued to be scarce during the month of September, prolonging the drought conditions which existed all summer. More wells ran dry and many more areas began mandatory water restrictions.
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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 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
- Drought in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding and Hail in Arizona, September 1 to 20, 1999
- Drought in Kentucky, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, September 1 to 27, 1999
- Tropical Storm in North Carolina, September 1 to 5, 1999
- Drought in New York, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Flooding in North Dakota, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, September 1 to 30, 1999
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 1, 1999
More
Every storm in Georgia in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, September 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: 5716866, 5716867, 5716868, 5716869, 5716870, 5716871.