Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2016

Name: Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2016
Start: 2016-10-01T00:00
End: 2016-10-31T23:59
Location: Georgia

October 1 to 31, 2016 · NWS FFC · 85 events in 83 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 85 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: 85

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.

The drought conditions continued to worsen over Georgia through October, with all of north and a majority of central Georgia in D2 Severe to D4 Exceptional drought conditions. By the end of October the Exceptional drought spread to include 33 counties. North and central Georgia received 25 percent or less of the normal precipitation for the month, with many locations observing no rain for the entire period. The area was so dry, in fact, that Atlanta began a record-breaking 43 days of no measurable rainfall in mid-October. The previous record was in 1884. The rainfall deficit for the previous six months worsened to 11 to 14 inches below normal across north and central Georgia.

The D2 Severe to D4 Extreme drought conditions encompassed an area north and west of a line from Cordele, to Sandersville, to Warrenton. The drought continued to persist through the end of the year, spreading to include most of Georgia, and peaking in November.

The radar

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

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Event by event

85 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Wilkinson

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

Drought, Wilkes

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

Drought, Whitfield

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

Drought, White

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

Drought, Webster

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

Drought, Washington

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

Drought, Warren

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

Drought, Walton

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

Drought, Walker

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

Drought, Upson

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

Drought, Union

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

Drought, Twiggs

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

Drought, Troup

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

Drought, Towns

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

Drought, Taylor

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

Drought, Taliaferro

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

Drought, Talbot

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

Drought, Sumter

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

Drought, Stewart

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

Drought, Spalding

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

Drought, South Fulton

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

Drought, Schley

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

Drought, Rockdale

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

Drought, Putnam

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

Drought, Pulaski

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

Drought, Polk

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

Drought, Pike

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

Drought, Pickens

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

Drought, Peach

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

Drought, Paulding

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

Drought, Oglethorpe

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

Drought, Oconee

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

Drought, North Fulton

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

Drought, Newton

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

Drought, Muscogee

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

Drought, Murray

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

Drought, Morgan

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

Drought, Monroe

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

Drought, Meriwether

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

Drought, Marion

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

Drought, Madison

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

Drought, Macon

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

Drought, Lumpkin

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

Drought, Laurens

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

Drought, Lamar

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

Drought, Jones

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

Drought, Jackson

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

Drought, Jackson

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

Drought, Jackson

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

Drought, Houston

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

Drought, Henry

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

Drought, Heard

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

Drought, Harris

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

Drought, Haralson

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

Drought, Hancock

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

Drought, Hall

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

Drought, Gwinnett

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

Drought, Greene

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

Drought, Gordon

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

Drought, Gilmer

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

Drought, Forsyth

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

Drought, Floyd

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

Drought, Fayette

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

Drought, Douglas

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

Drought, Dooly

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

Drought, Dawson

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

Drought, Dade

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

Drought, Crisp

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

Drought, Crawford

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

Drought, Coweta

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

Drought, Cobb

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

Drought, Clayton

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

Drought, Clarke

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

Drought, Cherokee

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

Drought, Chattooga

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

Drought, Chattahoochee

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

Drought, Catoosa

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

Drought, Carroll

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

Drought, Butts

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

Drought, Bleckley

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

Drought, Bibb

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

Drought, Bartow

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

Drought, Barrow

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

Drought, Banks

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

Drought, Baldwin

When: October 1, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Baldwin forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 33.069, -83.250 (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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 671304, 671305, 671306, 671307, 671308, 671309, 671310, 671311, 671312, 671313, 671314, 671315, 671316, 671317, 671318, 671319, 671320, 671321, 671322, 671323, 671324, 671325, 671327, 671328, 671329, 671330, 671331, 671332, 671333, 671334, 671335, 671336, 671337, 671338, 671339, 671340, 671341, 671342, 671343, 671344, and more.