Drought, Bulloch
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Bulloch forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.397, -81.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, May 15 to 31, 2000
Drought conditions developed over southeast Georgia as most places were 4 to 6 inches below normal rainfall through the middle of May. Many places did not receive any measurable rainfall for three weeks.
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
- 16
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 CHS wrote it up.
Drought conditions developed over southeast Georgia as most places were 4 to 6 inches below normal rainfall through the middle of May. Many places did not receive any measurable rainfall for three weeks.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Candler
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Candler forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.403, -82.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Coastal Bryan
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Bryan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Coastal Chatham
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Chatham forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Coastal Liberty
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal Liberty forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Coastal McIntosh
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Effingham
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Effingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.367, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Evans
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Evans forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.157, -81.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Inland Bryan
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Bryan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Inland Chatham
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Chatham forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Inland Liberty
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Liberty forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Inland McIntosh
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland McIntosh forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Jenkins
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Jenkins forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.793, -81.963 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Long
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Long forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 31.753, -81.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Screven
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Screven forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.751, -81.612 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Tattnall
- When
- May 15, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Tattnall forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 32.046, -82.058 (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
- Heavy Snow and Heavy Rain in California, May 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, May 15, 2000
- Hail in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Florida, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Oregon, May 15, 2000
- Flood and Heavy Rain in California, May 15 to 16, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in South Dakota, May 15, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, May 15, 2000
- Hail in Iowa, May 15, 2000
- Flood in New York, May 15 to 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, May 2000
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: 5143646, 5143726, 5143727, 5143728, 5143729, 5143730, 5143731, 5143732, 5143733, 5143734, 5143735, 5143736, 5143737, 5143738, 5143739, 5143740.