Georgia, 2001

Drought in Georgia, June 1 to 23, 2001

June 1 to 23, 2001 · NWS CHS · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

The month began under moderate drought conditions. After several soaking rains, drought conditions lessened to become near normal by the end of the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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.

The month began under moderate drought conditions. After several soaking rains, drought conditions lessened to become near normal by the end of the month.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Charleston, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
945 PM EDT THU MAY 31 2001

OUTSIDE OF ISOLATED TSRA ALONG SEABRZ IN BERKELEY CTY EARLIER...NOT
MUCH RADAR ACTVTY IN FA ATTM. OFF TO THE SW OF CWA AN AREA OF
SHRA/TSRA IN FAR SE GA MOVG TWDS CWA AS STEERING FLO BECOMES SWRLY
AHEAD OF H5 TROF. THIS ACTVTY DIRECTLY BENEATH H8 THTE RDG AND CONTS
TO HANG TOGETHER AS IT APPROACHES. THS SML CLUSTER MAY OUTRUN THTE
RDG IN A FEW HRS AND WEAKEN...HWVR OTR WDLY SCT DVLPMNT PSBL AS
ATMOS SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE OVRNGT WI SOME WK PVA PSBL ACRS WRN AREAS
TWD SUNRISE AND SEVRAL BNDRIES REMAIN ACRS RGN. CRNT FCST LUKS GUD
WI 20 POPS THRUOUT THE NGT. TEMPS LUK GUD TOO...SO NO ZONE UPDATE
PLANNED ATTM.

CWF...CRNT FCST OF SLOW INCRG TRND FOR WND SPD OVRNGT LUKS GUD AS
WND DIR VEERS TO S/SW. WL ALSO KP ISOLD POPS IN AS WELL. WL UPDATE
FOR INIT CONDS...OTRW NO CHANGES PLANNED.

FCSTID = 14
CHS   69  85  67  87 /  620  40  40  20
SAV   69  86  67  88 /  20  40  30  20
CHL   74  84  74  86 /  20  40  40  20
NBC   70  86  67  87 /  20  40  40  20
RBW   66  85  65  86 /  20  40  30  20

.CHS...
GA...NONE.
SC...NONE.

WOODWORTH

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bulloch

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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, Candler

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Effingham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Chatham

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Liberty

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland McIntosh

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Long

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 23, 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

More

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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: 5253549, 5253550, 5253551, 5253552, 5253553, 5253554, 5253555, 5253556, 5253557, 5253558, 5253559, 5253560, 5253561, 5253562, 5253645.