Drought in Florida, November 23 to 30, 2010

Name: Drought in Florida, November 23 to 30, 2010
Start: 2010-11-23T08:00
End: 2010-11-30T23:59
Location: Florida

November 23 to 30, 2010 · NWS MFL · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A drier than normal wet season along with a very dry October and early November, led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over portions of Glades County.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 MFL wrote it up.

A drier than normal wet season along with a very dry October and early November, led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions over portions of Glades County.

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 Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 23, 6:30 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 6:30 AM EST, 1 hour 30 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
630 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE. VCSH IN EAST TAFS FOR
POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY MAINLY BTWN KFXE AND
KMIA. EAST WINDS WILL BE 9-12 KTS ALL TERMINALS AFTER 14Z.

&&

AVIATION/RADAR...18/GR

Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 4:50 AM EST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
450 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-240000-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
450 AM EST TUE NOV 23 2010

...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALL ATLANTIC BEACHES...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: AN EAST WIND OF AROUND 10 MPH ALONG WITH LOW TIDE
BETWEEN AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON WILL LEAD TO A MODERATE RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC BEACHES.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE EAST WIND WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES, BUT
THERE WILL REMAIN SOME ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE ATLANTIC
BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST MID WEEK.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI
WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

The radar

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

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Glades

When: November 23, 8:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Glades forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 26.957, -81.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Rainfall totals over much of Glades County averaged less than 50% of normal for most of the summer and early fall. Since June, rainfall totals were 5 to 7 inches below normal. Some wells in Glades County were running at below 10 percent of normal water levels, with most levels at 10 to 30 percent of normal. The level of Lake Okeechobee was at 13.2 feet in late November, which was about 1.7 feet below normal.

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

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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: 276834.