Georgia, 2002

Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 31, 2002

January 1 to 31, 2002 · NWS CHS · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Moderate drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia as rainfall continued below normal. For the month of January, most of the rain fell during the middle of the month with very small amounts otherwise.

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.

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  • Cold
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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 drought conditions continued over southeast Georgia as rainfall continued below normal. For the month of January, most of the rain fell during the middle of the month with very small amounts otherwise.

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 Dec 31, 7:58 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 7:58 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
758 PM EST MON DEC 31 2001

HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE COUNTRY.  A WEAK LOW OFF THE SERN COAST HAD TURNED WINDS TO THE
NW ACROSS FA.  MID LVL CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E OF FA AFTER
MIDNIGHT WHICH SHOULD ALLOW TEMPS TO DROP TO FCST VALUES.  NO PUBLIC
UPDATE PLANNED.

MARINE...OBS INDICATE A 10 KT NW FLOW ACROSS COASTAL WATERS.  WL
ADJUST WIND DIRECTION AND LOWER SPEEDS SLIGHTLY.  OTHERWISE...NO
CHANGES.

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

SCW

The radar

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

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bulloch

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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, Candler

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Chatham

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal Liberty

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Coastal McIntosh

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Effingham

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bryan forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Chatham

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Chatham forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland Liberty

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Liberty forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Inland McIntosh

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland McIntosh forecast zone
Reported by
GOVT OFFICIAL

Drought, Jenkins

When
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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
January 1, 12:00 AM EST to January 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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5278006, 5278007, 5278008, 5278009, 5278010, 5278011, 5278012, 5278013, 5278014, 5278015, 5278016, 5278017, 5278018, 5278019, 5278020, 5278021.