Drought, Terrell
- When
- October 18, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Terrell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.777, -84.437 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, October 18 to 31, 2016
D2 drought conditions expanded into portions of Terrell, Randolph, Quitman, Clay, and Early counties on October 18, 2016 and continued through the end of the month and into November.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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 TAE wrote it up.
D2 drought conditions expanded into portions of Terrell, Randolph, Quitman, Clay, and Early counties on October 18, 2016 and continued through the end of the month and into November.
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 Tallahassee, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Oct 17, 8:11 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 17, 8:11 PM EST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Tallahassee FL 911 PM EDT Mon Oct 17 2016 .NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]... The evening analysis showed a surface ridge centered off the NC coast, and there was a broad region of high heights in the upper levels over the Southeast. With no large scale forcing or mid- upper level moisture, we expect fair weather tonight. However, there may be enough PBL moisture for fog, especially across portions of south central GA and the FL Panhandle. Temperatures will be above average, generally in the mid 60s. && .PREV DISCUSSION [817 PM EDT]... .SHORT TERM [Tuesday Through Wednesday Night]... Deep layer ridging will prevail through Wednesday with dry weather expected. Temperatures will be above normal with afternoon highs expected to range from mid 80s to near 90 and overnight lows expected to be in the low to mid 60s. .LONG TERM [Thursday Through Monday]... Ridging is expected to weaken on Thursday as a northern stream trough moves through the eastern CONUS through Monday. At the surface, a cold front will move through the Tri-State region sometime between late Thursday and Friday evening. Moisture return does not look particularly impressive with this progressive system, and the coverage of rain looks relatively low with this system with only light amounts expected at this time for those areas that do see any showers. Behind this front, a cooler airmass is expected for the weekend with afternoon highs dropping back to the 75-80 degree range and overnight lows dropping into the upper 40s to lower 50s. .AVIATION [Through 00Z Wednesday]... Some low clouds and patchy fog expected again overnight starting around 9-10z, leading to a few hours of possible IFR/LIFR conditions in the early morning, especially at ABY and VLD. The cloud deck is expected to lift by late morning with a return to VFR conditions around 14-15z. Winds will be light from the east. .MARINE... Through mid-week, easterly flow will prevail and result in nocturnal wind surges to around 15 knots. Late in the week, a cold front is forecast to move across the northeast Gulf, with winds increasing to at least cautionary levels in its wake. .FIRE WEATHER... RH values will remain above critical thresholds and aside from possible high dispersion values Wednesday, no hazardous fire weather conditions are expected over the next few days. .HYDROLOGY... Flooding is not expected for the next several days. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Tallahassee 64 89 64 88 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 Panama City 70 83 68 84 68 / 10 0 0 0 0 Dothan 63 90 63 90 63 / 0 0 0 0 0 Albany 63 90 63 90 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 Valdosta 63 87 62 87 62 / 0 0 0 0 0 Cross City 63 87 62 86 63 / 10 0 0 0 0 Apalachicola 69 82 68 82 67 / 10 0 0 0 0 && .TAE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...None. GA...None. AL...None. GM...None. && NEAR TERM...Fournier SHORT TERM...DVD LONG TERM...DVD/FDC AVIATION...Barry MARINE...DVD FIRE WEATHER...Barry HYDROLOGY...DVD
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Randolph
- When
- October 18, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Randolph forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.763, -84.754 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Quitman
- When
- October 18, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Quitman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.867, -85.019 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Clay
- When
- October 18, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.626, -84.980 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Early
- When
- October 18, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Early forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.323, -84.904 (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
- Drought in Mississippi, October 18 to 31, 2016
- Rip Current in Florida, October 18, 2016
- Drought in Alabama, October 18 to 31, 2016
- Coastal Flood in Maine, October 18, 2016
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Puerto Rico, October 18, 2016
- Drought in Alabama, October 18 to 31, 2016
- Drought in Mississippi, October 18 to 31, 2016
- Drought in Louisiana, October 18 to 31, 2016
- Funnel Cloud in Oregon, October 18, 2016
- Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, October 18 to 19, 2016
More
Every storm in Georgia in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in Georgia, October 2016
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: 658983, 658984, 658985, 658986, 658987.