Georgia, 2007

Drought in Georgia, May 1 to 31, 2007

May 1 to 31, 2007 · NWS FFC · 97 events in 96 counties and zones

Drought conditions continued to worsen across the entire state during May. Rainfall deficits across many counties of north and central Georgia continued to grow as well as the number of counties classified in severe and extreme drought conditions.

Where it happened

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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.

Drought conditions continued to worsen across the entire state during May. Rainfall deficits across many counties of north and central Georgia continued to grow as well as the number of counties classified in severe and extreme drought conditions. By the end of May 2007, 74 Georgia counties were classified as being in extreme drought, 79 in severe drought, and six in moderate drought. Counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area classified as being in extreme drought include Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker and Whitfield. Drought conditions in all remaining counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area were classified as severe. Rainfall deficits as of May 31, 2007 for some of the major north and central Georgia cities were:

Athens: 6:49 inches|Columbus: 8.68 inches|Macon: 9.30 inches|Atlanta: 10.02 inches|Plains: 10.09 inches|Blairsville: 13.89 inches|LaFayette: 14.06 inches

Macon observed its driest May in history with only a trace of precipitation.

Record to near-record low stream flows were reported by the end of May across the state, including the Coosawattee River near Ellijay, the Oostanaula at Resaca and Rome, the Middle Oconee near Athens, Oconee at Milledgeville and Dublin, and the Ocmulgee near Jackson and at Lumber City. Groundwater levels were dropping statewide. Many wells are approaching their average yearly low water level, normally reached in late summer or early fall. Much of the state remained under level-2 outdoor water restrictions, with total bans on outdoor watering in some west central Georgia counties.

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 Apr 30, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 8:45 PM EST, 3 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
945 PM EDT MON APR 30 2007

.UPDATE...
ANOTHER NIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...SO EXPECT DECENT
RADIATIONAL COOLING. AIRMASS CONTINUES TO MODIFY. THICKNESSES ARE A
BIT HIGHER...SO OVERNIGHT MIN TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE 2 OR 3 DEGREES
HIGHER THAT LAST NIGHT. FORECAST ANTICIPATED THIS...BUT APPEARS TO
BE A TAD TOO WARM ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.
ALSO...ADJUSTED DEWPOINTS DOWN TO BETTER FIT RECENT OBSERVED TRENDS.

&&

(PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...)

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
NAM AND GFS MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. DRY
AIR AND CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE MAX RADIATIONAL COOLING TONIGHT
AS THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE THAT HAS DOMINATED GA
BEGINS TO SLOWLY FLATTEN OUT. HAVE LOWERED MIN TEMPS 1 TO 2
DEGREES BELOW MAV GUIDANCE BASED ON RECENT OBSERVED VERSUS
FORECAST TREND. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SLOWLY EAST INTO THE
ATLANTIC TUESDAY WITH A GRADUAL SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FLOW
DEVELOPING BY AFTERNOON. EXPECT MORE OF A WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
WEDNESDAY. LACK OF MOISTURE...PWS 0.75 INCH OR LESS...REMAINS THE
KEY ELEMENT TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND VERY WARM MAX TEMPS AROUND
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. A NEAR ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY
PREVAIL OVER GA AS A WEAK FRONT PUSHES SOUTH THROUGH THE TENNESSEE
VALLEY AND BECOMES STATIONARY NEAR THE TN/GA BORDER.
CONSEQUENTLY...THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH MOISTURE...PWS 1.1
INCH...AND LIFT TO WARRANT 20 TO 30 PERCENT POPS FOR SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER NORTH GA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NORTH AND
CENTRAL GA THURSDAY.

.LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
ONCE WE GET INTO THE EXTENDED THE FORECAST MODELS SEEM TO DIFFER
A BIT WITH THE HANDLING OF THE SHORT WAVE MOVING IN FROM THE WEST.
THE GFS IS A BIT STRONGER AND FASTER THAN THE OTHERS BUT IT SEEMS
TO HAVE INITIALIZED BEST WITH ITS CURRENT POSITION OF THE WAVE/LOW
CENTER. THE MODELS DO AGREE THAT THE SURFACE FRONT STALLS
SOMEWHERE ACROSS TN/NC THEN SLOWLY SAGS SOUTH BY THE END OF THE
WEEK. HAVE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE TIMING OF THE GFS BUT BACK OFF
ON THE POPS SOME. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO MUCH DRIER AIR
AND THE GFS HAS BEEN KNOW TO TRY TO PUSH SYSTEMS IN A BIT TO HARD
AND FAST. CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY LOW IN THE EXTENDED SO I DID NOT
PUT ANY POPS IN HIGHER THAN LOW CHANCE POPS. INSTABILITY WITH THIS
PATTERN SEEMS TO BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WIDELY
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DAYS 4-7. TEMPS SHOULD BE
SLIGHTLY ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD.

.FIRE WEATHER...
EXPECT DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT PREVAILED TODAY TO
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. ANOTHER RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE ISSUED FOR
THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO DRY FUEL
MOISTURES AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AT OR BELOW 25 PERCENT.

&&

.AVIATION...
WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHEAST WILL MAINTAIN CLEAR
SKIES AND L&V WINDS OVERNIGHT...MAYBE A LIGHT SW FLOW. HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OFF THE GA AND SC COASTS ON TUESDAY AND ESTABLISHES A
MODERATE 8-10KT SW WIND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT FEW CU AROUND 5000
KFT TO DEVELOP TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL. /39

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ATHENS          51  90  58  86  59 /   0   0   0   0   0
ATLANTA         59  86  62  84  62 /   0   0   0   0   0
BLAIRSVILLE     49  83  50  80  54 /   0   0   0  20  20
CARTERSVILLE    48  87  55  84  56 /   0   0   0   5   0
COLUMBUS        56  89  59  87  61 /   0   0   0   0   0
GAINESVILLE     58  86  59  84  58 /   0   0   0   5  20
MACON           51  90  58  90  60 /   0   0   0   0   0
ROME            50  89  58  87  57 /   0   0   0  20  20
PEACHTREE CITY  49  87  53  84  53 /   0   0   0   0   0
VIDALIA         57  89  60  87  62 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.FFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM EDT TUESDAY FOR ALL NORTH AND
CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNTIES.

&&

16/15
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 30, 3:21 PM EST, 8 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
421 PM EDT MON APR 30 2007

GAZ001>009-011>016-019>025-027-030>039-041>062-066>076-078>086-
089>098-102>113-010945-
BALDWIN-BANKS-BARROW-BARTOW-BIBB-BLECKLEY-BUTTS-CARROLL-CATOOSA-
CHATTAHOOCHEE-CHATTOOGA-CHEROKEE-CLARKE-CLAYTON-COBB-COWETA-
CRAWFORD-CRISP-DADE-DAWSON-DEKALB-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-
421 PM EDT MON APR 30 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TODAY AND TONIGHT
HIGH FIRE DANGER ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.

.SYNOPSIS...
A DRY AND STABLE AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE OVER GEORGIA THROUGH TONIGHT
AS HIGH PRESSURE DRIFTS EAST ACROSS THE GULF COASTAL STATES.

.PRIMARY HAZARDS...
THE PRIMARY HAZARD WILL BE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR ALL
OF NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT...TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ACROSS CENTRAL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST GEORGIA THIS AFTERNOON. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...SEE THE LATEST RED FLAG WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON TUESDAY FOR
NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.

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Event by event

97 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Baldwin

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

Drought conditions continued to worsen across the entire state during May. Rainfall deficits across many counties of north and central Georgia continued to grow as well as the number of counties classified in severe and extreme drought conditions. By the end of May 2007, 74 Georgia counties were classified as being in extreme drought, 79 in severe drought, and six in moderate drought. Counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area classified as being in extreme drought include Bartow, Carroll, Catoosa, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, Dade, DeKalb, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Fulton, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Harris, Heard, Meriwether, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, Towns, Troup, Union, Walker and Whitfield. Drought conditions in all remaining counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia forecast area were classified as severe. Rainfall deficits as of May 31, 2007 for some of the major north and central Georgia cities were:

Athens: 6:49 inches|Columbus: 8.68 inches|Macon: 9.30 inches|Atlanta: 10.02 inches|Plains: 10.09 inches|Blairsville: 13.89 inches|LaFayette: 14.06 inches

Macon observed its driest May in history with only a trace of precipitation.

Record to near-record low stream flows were reported by the end of May across the state, including the Coosawattee River near Ellijay, the Oostanaula at Resaca and Rome, the Middle Oconee near Athens, Oconee at Milledgeville and Dublin, and the Ocmulgee near Jackson and at Lumber City. Groundwater levels were dropping statewide. Many wells are approaching their average yearly low water level, normally reached in late summer or early fall. Much of the state remained under level-2 outdoor water restrictions, with total bans on outdoor watering in some west central Georgia counties. Damages were estimated to be in the millions, but the exact figure will not be known until crop losses have been assessed at the end of the growing season.

Drought, Banks

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

Drought, Barrow

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

Drought, Bartow

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

Drought, Bibb

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

Drought, Bleckley

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

Drought, Butts

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

Drought, Carroll

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

Drought, Catoosa

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

Drought, Chattahoochee

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

Drought, Chattooga

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

Drought, Cherokee

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

Drought, Clarke

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

Drought, Clayton

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

Drought, Cobb

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

Drought, Coweta

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

Drought, Crawford

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

Drought, Crisp

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

Drought, Dade

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

Drought, Dawson

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

Drought, De Kalb

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

Drought, Dodge

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

Drought, Dooly

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

Drought, Dooly

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

Drought, Douglas

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

Drought, Emanuel

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

Drought, Fannin

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

Drought, Fayette

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

Drought, Floyd

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

Drought, Forsyth

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

Drought, Gilmer

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

Drought, Glascock

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

Drought, Gordon

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

Drought, Greene

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

Drought, Gwinnett

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

Drought, Hall

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

Drought, Hancock

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

Drought, Haralson

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

Drought, Harris

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

Drought, Heard

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

Drought, Henry

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

Drought, Houston

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

Drought, Jackson

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

Drought, Jasper

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

Drought, Jefferson

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

Drought, Johnson

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

Drought, Jones

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

Drought, Lamar

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

Drought, Laurens

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Laurens forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.464, -82.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lumpkin

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

Drought, Macon

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

Drought, Madison

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

Drought, Marion

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

Drought, Meriwether

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

Drought, Monroe

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

Drought, Montgomery

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

Drought, Morgan

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

Drought, Murray

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

Drought, Muscogee

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

Drought, Newton

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

Drought, North Fulton

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

Drought, Oconee

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

Drought, Oglethorpe

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

Drought, Paulding

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

Drought, Peach

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

Drought, Pickens

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

Drought, Pike

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

Drought, Polk

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

Drought, Pulaski

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

Drought, Putnam

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

Drought, Rockdale

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

Drought, Schley

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

Drought, South Fulton

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

Drought, Spalding

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

Drought, Stewart

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

Drought, Sumter

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

Drought, Talbot

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

Drought, Taliaferro

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

Drought, Taylor

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

Drought, Telfair

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

Drought, Toombs

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

Drought, Towns

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

Drought, Treutlen

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

Drought, Twiggs

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

Drought, Union

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

Drought, Upson

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

Drought, Walker

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

Drought, Walton

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

Drought, Warren

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

Drought, Washington

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

Drought, Webster

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

Drought, Wheeler

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

Drought, White

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

Drought, Whitfield

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

Drought, Wilcox

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

Drought, Wilkes

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

Drought, Wilkinson

When
May 1, 12:00 AM EST to May 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Wilkinson forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
32.802, -83.171 (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: 36481, 36482, 36483, 36484, 36485, 36486, 36487, 36488, 36489, 36490, 36491, 36492, 36493, 36494, 36495, 36496, 36497, 36498, 36499, 36500, 36501, 36502, 36503, 36504, 36505, 36506, 36507, 36508, 36509, 36510, 36511, 36512, 36513, 36514, 36515, 36516, 36517, 36518, 36519, 36520, and more.