Drought, Grant
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.600, -92.559 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Louisiana, January 4 to 31, 2018
Severe (D2) drought conditions developed shortly after the start of the new year across much of Grant and LaSalle Parishes, in response to significant dryness that developed during the Fall of 2017. Only 7-8 inches of rain fell across these areas from September 1st to December 31st, which was 12-14 inches below normal, and was only a quarter to a third of normal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 SHV wrote it up.
Severe (D2) drought conditions developed shortly after the start of the new year across much of Grant and LaSalle Parishes, in response to significant dryness that developed during the Fall of 2017. Only 7-8 inches of rain fell across these areas from September 1st to December 31st, which was 12-14 inches below normal, and was only a quarter to a third of normal. This not only resulted in significant topsoil moisture deficits, but also resulted in much below normal streamflows across the Little River bordering Eastern Grant and Western LaSalle Parishes. January rainfall amounts totaled between 3 and 5 inches, with 1-2 inches of this falling on January 27th. However, these cumulative monthly totals were only near to slightly below normal. While these rains eased topsoil moisture dryness, it did little to alleviate the severe drought conditions in place to end the month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, La Salle
- When
- January 4, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.677, -92.160 (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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The same day elsewhere
- Extreme Cold and Heavy Snow in New York, January 4 to 7, 2018
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New Jersey, January 4, 2018
- Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Massachusetts, January 4, 2018
- Coastal Flood in Maine, January 4, 2018
- Coastal Flood in New Hampshire, January 4, 2018
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 4 to 6, 2018
- Lake-Effect Snow in New York, January 4 to 6, 2018
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in New York, January 4, 2018
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Virginia, January 4 to 6, 2018
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Maryland, January 4 to 6, 2018
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2018
- Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Maine, January 4 to 5, 2018
More
Every storm in Louisiana in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, January 2018
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 729575, 729576.