Drought, Athens
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Athens forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.334, -82.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Ohio, July 1 to 31, 1999
The drought strengthened during the first half of the month, then eased slightly during the last 2 weeks. The worst drought conditions remained in Athens, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, and Jackson Counties.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 RLX wrote it up.
The drought strengthened during the first half of the month, then eased slightly during the last 2 weeks. The worst drought conditions remained in Athens, Lawrence, Gallia, Meigs, and Jackson Counties. In Lawrence County, an emergency drought declaration was issued. Delivery of water to residents with dry or contaminated wells continued in Lawrence County. The town of Rio Grande in Gallia County had to connect to another water system when their source was depleted. In Jackson County, filling stations were set-up for families that had problems with their wells. The extreme heat depleted much of the moisture from the scattered showers. Preliminary data indicated Beverly of Washington County and South Point of Lawrence County both reached 102 degrees on the 30th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Gallia
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gallia forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.825, -82.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jackson
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.020, -82.618 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lawrence
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.599, -82.537 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Meigs
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Meigs forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.082, -82.023 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Morgan
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.620, -81.853 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Perry
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.737, -82.236 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Washington
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM EST to July 31, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 39.455, -81.495 (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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Kansas, July 1, 1999
- Drought in Virginia, July 1 to 31, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Ohio, July 1, 1999
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 29, 1999
- Tornado in Kentucky, July 1, 1999
- Flooding in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, July 1, 1999
- Lightning Strike in Florida, July 1, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, July 1 to 27, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Tennessee, July 1 to 2, 1999
More
Every storm in Ohio in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Ohio, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5708399, 5708400, 5708401, 5708402, 5708403, 5708404, 5708405, 5708406.