Georgia, 2001

Drought in Georgia, November 1 to 30, 2001

November 1 to 30, 2001 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Moderate to severe drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia as rainfall for the month was generally less than one quarter inch.

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

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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.

Moderate to severe drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia as rainfall for the month was generally less than one quarter inch.

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 Oct 31, 9:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 9:10 PM EST, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
910 PM EST WED OCT 31 2001

NOT MANY CHGS ON UPDATE. IR SATL SHOWS SOME CLDNS MOVG FM THE ATLC
WATERS MAINLY JUST N OF FA ACRS MYR AREA. WILL KEEP PTCLY SKIES FOR
CSTL SXNS WITH LGT/MDT ONSHORE FLOW...MOCLR ELSEWHERE. FCST MINS
LOOK OK WITH UPR 40S TO LWR 50S INLAND WITH LGT WINDS...AND ARND 60
ON THE IMMEDIATE CST WITH LGT ONSHORE FLOW.

MARINE...WILL MAKE ONLY MINOR CHGS ON UPDATE. WILL INCR NE WINDS TO
ARND 15 KT WITH 4-5 FT SEAS ACRS GA WATERS...AND KEEP EXERCISE
CAUTION WORDING.

FCSTID = 22
CHS   54  80  58  80 /   0  10  10  10
SAV   53  80  57  80 /   0  10  10  10
CHL   60  73  64  74 /   0  10  10  10
NBC   56  80  60  80 /   0  10  10  10
RBW   48  80  52  80 /   0   0  10  10

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

JAC

The radar

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bulloch

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Chatham

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Liberty

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal McIntosh

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Effingham

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Chatham

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Liberty

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland McIntosh

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Jenkins

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 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.

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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: 5270917, 5270918, 5270919, 5270920, 5270921, 5270922, 5270923, 5270924, 5270925, 5270926, 5270927, 5270928, 5270929, 5270930, 5270931, 5270932.