Drought in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 2004

Name: Drought in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 2004
Start: 2004-03-01T00:00
End: 2004-03-31T23:59
Location: Georgia

March 1 to 31, 2004 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 97 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 97 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 97

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 FFC wrote it up.

North and Central Georgia endured one of the driest March's on record. With only near to slightly below normal rainfall during January and February, by the end of March, most of the area was classified in a mild drought. Most areas of the state only received around one inch of rain during the entire month. Climatologically, March is the wettest month of the year across most of the area. Columbus recorded their driest March ever since records began in the late 1800s with only 0.56 inch of rain. This is 5.19 inches below normal for the month. The other major reporting sites all reported similar stories. Atlanta received only 1.04 inches of rain, which is 4.34 inches below normal for the month and the third driest March since records began in the late 1800s. Athens recorded only 1.05 inches of rain, which is 3.94 inches below normal for the month and the second driest March on record. For Macon, only 0.43 inches of rain fell during the month, also marking it as the second driest March on record and leaving that site 4.47 inches below normal for the month. In addition, with the exception of Macon, the January through March 2004 period ranked as being in the top driest 10 for this period since records began.

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 Atlanta, GA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 29, 5:30 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 5:30 PM EST, 6 hours 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
530 PM EST SUN FEB 29 2004

.SHORT TERM...UPPER RIDGE CENTERED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD WILL
CONTINUE TO SLIDE EAST AWAY FROM THE AREA AS A STRONG NEGATIVELY
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS.  SURFACE RIDGING WILL
ALSO WEAKEN DURING THIS PERIOD...AS HIGH SLIDES TO THE EAST...WITH
INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY FLOW EXPECTED MONDAY INTO TUESDAY.  EXPECT
WINDS TO INCREASE FROM SOUTHWEST AS GRADIENT INCREASES LATE MONDAY
INTO TUESDAY. HOWEVER...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST DYNAMICS ASSOCIATED
WITH TROUGH WILL SWING NORTHEAST INTO THE GREAT LAKES MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. TRAILING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NORTH GA BY TUESDAY MORNING.
BEST DEEP LAYER MOISTURE AND FORCING WILL BE FOUND OVER NORTHWEST
GA...SO PUT HIGHEST POPS IN THIS REGION.  IT LOOKS LIKE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS COULD DEVELOP AS RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF JET AND
BETTER THERMODYNAMICS INTERACT WITH ENHANCED FORCING ALONG THE FRONT
IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA TUESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.  TOOK OUT
POPS IN MIDDLE GA...AS MOISTURE AND FORCING APPEAR TO BE LIMITED AT
THIS TIME. RAISED TEMPS MONDAY NIGHT DUE TO EXPECTED WAA AND CLOUD
COVER.  OVERALL...FOLLOWED MAV MOS GUIDANCE FOR TEMPS...BUT WENT WITH
FWC AND ETA FOR POPS AS THOUGHT MAV WAS TOO AGGRESSIVE WITH POPS.

.LONG TERM...FRONT THAT MOVES INTO NORTH GA ON TUESDAY LOOKS TO
STALL OUT ACROSS MIDDLE GA WEDNESDAY AS WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES
IN AND MAIN DYNAMICS WITH TROUGH MOVE FROM THE GREAT LAKES INTO THE
NORTHEAST CUTTING FRONT OFF FROM BEST FLOW. KEPT POPS DOWN ACROSS THE
STATE AS OVERALL DYNAMICS WILL BE WEAK...WITH HIGHER CHANCE NEAR
FRONT IN MIDDLE GA. EXPECT STATIONARY FRONT TO QUICKLY LIFT NORTH AS
ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. A SECOND TRAILING
FRONT SHOULD SWING THROUGH DURING LATE THURSDAY OR EARLY FRIDAY TIME
PERIOD BRINGING INCREASED CHANCE OF POPS BACK TO STATE. ONCE AGAIN...
EXPECT BEST DYNAMICS TO REMAIN NORTH...WITH WEAKER FORCING IN MIDDLE
GA. OVERALL...A PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&

.AVIATION...UPPER RIDGE AXIS MOVING ACROSS AREA THIS EVENING AS
STRONG NEGATIVELY TILTED UPPER LOW ROTATES NE THROUGH THE MIDWEST
AND OHIO VALLEY. DYNAMICS FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL JUST SKIRT NW GA
LATE MON/TUE AS SUBTROPICAL RIDGE ACROSS FL/EASTERN GULF AMPLIFIES
AND CREATES MID-LEVEL WARMING AND SUBSIDENCE FOR MOST OF THE CWA.
THIS WILL LIMIT THE THREAT OF SHRA/TSRA NEXT FEW DAYS.
HOWEVER...FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL LIKELY STALL ACROSS N GA BY
TUE...LEAVING A WEAK FOCUSING BOUNDARY IN THE AREA...WITH VERY
LIMITED DYNAMICS. MAIN QUESTION FOR THIS TAF SET IS POTENTIAL FOR
LOW CLOUD DEVELOPMENT MON MORNING. EXAMINATION OF ETA/AVN/RUC/META
AND BUFKIT GRAPHICS ALL INDICATE LIMITED POTENTIAL FOR IFR CIGS IN
THE MORN. MORE LIKELY SCENARIO WOULD BE MVFR CIGS OF BKN030
10Z-14Z...BECMG SCT030-040 BY AFTERNOON. LOW-LEVEL FLOW REMAINING
ESE OVERNIGHT LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT POTENTIAL FOR IFR CIGS AOB 010
APPEAR LIMITED AT THIS TIME. MEANWHILE...PERIODS OF CIRRUS WILL
CONTINUE TO SKIRT THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CURRENT WAVE
OF BKN250 NOW BEGIN TO EXIT THE AREA...BUT ANOTHER WILL TRAVERSE N
GA MON...THEN A BREAK FOR A WHILE...BEFORE ANOTHER TUE. BY THEN
HOWEVER...DEEPER LOW TO MID-LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD BE THE MAIN
CONCERN WITH LOWER DECKS PREVAILING. SFC HIGH POSITION OVER NC/SC
CONTINUES E-SE FLOW OVERNIGHT...BUT AS HIGH MOVES FURTHER SE TOWARD
WESTERN ATLANTIC AND MORE FAVORABLE BERMUDA HIGH POSITION...SFC
WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SE-S LATER MON...THEN S-SW TUE AS FRONT
STALLS IN THE AREA.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATLANTA     46 65 53 69 / 10 30 40 50
ATHENS      43 65 52 70 / 10 20 40 40
GAINESVILLE 43 62 52 64 / 10 30 50 50
ROME        45 66 52 67 / 10 40 60 60
COLUMBUS    49 72 54 74 / 10 10 10 30
MACON       46 74 52 74 / 10 10 10 20
&&

.ATL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
&&

PUBLIC 24/08
AVIATION 19

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 29, 6:00 AM EST, 18 hours before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
600 AM EST SUN FEB 29 2004

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-291500-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-CRAWFORD-
CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DE KALB-DODGE-DOOLY-DOUGLAS-EMANUEL-FANNIN-FAYETTE-
FLOYD-FORSYTH-GILMER-GLASCOCK-GORDON-GREENE-GWINNETT-HALL-HANCOCK-
HARALSON-HARRIS-HEARD-HENRY-HOUSTON-JACKSON-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-
JONES-LAMAR-LAURENS-LUMPKIN-MACON-MADISON-MARION-MERIWETHER-MONROE-
MONTGOMERY-MORGAN-MURRAY-MUSCOGEE-NEWTON-NORTH FULTON-OCONEE-
OGLETHORPE-PAULDING-PEACH-PICKENS-PIKE-POLK-PULASKI-PUTNAM-ROCKDALE-
SCHLEY-SOUTH FULTON-SPALDING-STEWART-SUMTER-TALBOT-TALIAFERRO-TAYLOR-
TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TOWNS-TREUTLEN-TROUP-TWIGGS-UNION-UPSON-WALKER-WALTON-
WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WHITE-WHITFIELD-WILCOX-WILKES-
WILKINSON-

600 AM EST SUN FEB 29 2004

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY.

...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT...

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL DRIFT TO THE EASTERN
SEABOARD THROUGH TONIGHT. A STABLE AND GENERALLY DRY AIRMASS WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA.

.FOR SPOTTERS...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAY TWO THROUGH DAY SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&
FOR THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND OTHER WEATHER
INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV...AND CLICK ON
GEORGIA.

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Event by event

97 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Lumpkin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lumpkin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.572, -84.003 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Macon

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Macon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.358, -84.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Madison

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.128, -83.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marion

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.353, -84.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Meriwether

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Meriwether forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.041, -84.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Monroe

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.014, -83.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Montgomery

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morgan

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.591, -83.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Murray

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Murray forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.788, -84.748 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Muscogee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Muscogee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Newton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.555, -83.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, North Fulton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: North Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Oconee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Oconee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.835, -83.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Oglethorpe

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Oglethorpe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.881, -83.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Paulding

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Paulding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.921, -84.867 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Peach

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Peach forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.569, -83.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pickens

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pickens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.464, -84.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pike

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.092, -84.389 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Polk

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.002, -85.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pulaski

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.232, -83.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Putnam

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.322, -83.373 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rockdale

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Rockdale forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.654, -84.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Schley

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Schley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.262, -84.315 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, South Fulton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: South Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.790, -84.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Spalding

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Spalding forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.261, -84.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stewart

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Stewart forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sumter

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Sumter forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.040, -84.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Talbot

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Talbot forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.700, -84.533 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Taliaferro

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Taliaferro forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.566, -82.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Taylor

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.556, -84.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Telfair

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Telfair forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Toombs

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Toombs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Towns

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Towns forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.917, -83.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Treutlen

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Treutlen forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.404, -82.567 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Troup

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Troup forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.034, -85.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Twiggs

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Twiggs forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.667, -83.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Union

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Union forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.834, -83.991 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Upson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Upson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.881, -84.299 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Walker

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Walker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Walton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Walton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -83.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.409, -82.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washington

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.970, -82.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Webster

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.047, -84.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wheeler

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wheeler forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, White

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.646, -83.747 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Whitfield

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Whitfield forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.806, -84.967 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilcox

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilcox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.973, -83.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilkes

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilkes forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.782, -82.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilkinson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.802, -83.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Baldwin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Banks

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Banks forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.354, -83.497 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Barrow

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Barrow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.993, -83.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bartow

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bartow forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.238, -84.840 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bibb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bibb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.807, -83.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bleckley

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Bleckley forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.434, -83.328 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Butts

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Butts forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.288, -83.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Carroll

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.583, -85.080 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Catoosa

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Catoosa forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Chattahoochee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Chattahoochee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Chattooga

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Chattooga forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cherokee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cherokee forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.244, -84.476 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clarke

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Clarke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.951, -83.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Clayton

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Clayton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.542, -84.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cobb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cobb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.942, -84.577 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coweta

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coweta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.354, -84.763 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crawford

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.715, -83.986 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crisp

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Crisp forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.923, -83.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dade

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.855, -85.504 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dawson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dawson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.444, -84.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, De Kalb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: De Kalb forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.772, -84.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dodge

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dodge forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dooly

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Dooly forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.157, -83.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Douglas

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.702, -84.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Emanuel

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Emanuel forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.590, -82.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fannin

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.864, -84.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fayette

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.414, -84.494 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Floyd

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Floyd forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.263, -85.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Forsyth

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Forsyth forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.226, -84.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gilmer

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gilmer forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.691, -84.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Glascock

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Glascock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gordon

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gordon forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.503, -84.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Greene

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.579, -83.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gwinnett

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Gwinnett forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.962, -84.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hall

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Hall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.317, -83.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hancock

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.270, -83.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Haralson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Haralson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.794, -85.211 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Harris

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Harris forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -84.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Heard

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Heard forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henry

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.453, -84.154 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Houston

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Houston forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.459, -83.666 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 34.134, -83.566 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jasper

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.316, -83.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jefferson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnson

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.702, -82.660 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jones

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jones forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.025, -83.560 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lamar

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.077, -84.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Laurens

When: March 1, 12:00 AM EST to March 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Laurens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.464, -82.922 (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

Every storm in Georgia in 2004 Every state in 2004 This day in weather history Warnings in Georgia, March 2004

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: 5389073, 5389074, 5389075, 5389172, 5389173, 5389174, 5389175, 5389176, 5389177, 5389178, 5389179, 5389180, 5389181, 5389182, 5389183, 5389184, 5389185, 5389186, 5389187, 5389188, 5389189, 5389190, 5389191, 5389192, 5389193, 5389194, 5389195, 5389196, 5389197, 5389198, 5389199, 5389200, 5389201, 5389202, 5389203, 5389204, 5389205, 5389206, 5389207, 5389208, and more.