Drought, Catoosa
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Catoosa forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 34.904, -85.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Georgia, October 15 to 31, 2019
The majority of the state observed a peak in drought conditions in the month of October, with a welcomed wet weather pattern in the latter half of the month contributing to improvement. The month of October came on the heels of a record-setting September, with warm daytime high temperatures and widening short-term rainfall deficits resulting in expanding flash drought conditions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 18
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 majority of the state observed a peak in drought conditions in the month of October, with a welcomed wet weather pattern in the latter half of the month contributing to improvement.
The month of October came on the heels of a record-setting September, with warm daytime high temperatures and widening short-term rainfall deficits resulting in expanding flash drought conditions. D3 Extreme Drought conditions developed over portions of the state the first week of October, with the maximum percentage of area in D3 Extreme Drought shown in the October 15th U.S. Drought Monitor.
A shift in the weather pattern mid-month brought much needed rainfall to the state, a large majority of which resulted from Post-Tropical Storm Nestor's track through the area. More seasonal temperatures combined with the active weather pattern led to improvement in drought conditions. The month of October ended with most locations seeing above-normal rainfall.
Rainfall for the month of October ranged from 3 to 10 inches, with pockets of up to 15 inches. These amounts were 90 to 400 percent of normal, with isolated areas of up to 600 percent of normal.
The drought persisted into November, with continuing improvements.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Chattahoochee
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chattahoochee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.347, -84.787 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Chattooga
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Chattooga forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 34.475, -85.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dodge
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.172, -83.168 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Glascock
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Glascock forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.229, -82.611 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Heard
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Heard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.297, -85.128 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jefferson
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.055, -82.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Montgomery
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.173, -82.535 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Muscogee
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Muscogee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.510, -84.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stewart
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stewart forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.079, -84.835 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Telfair
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Telfair forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.930, -82.939 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Toombs
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Toombs forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.122, -82.331 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wheeler
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 22, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Wheeler forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.117, -82.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Walker
- When
- October 15, 12:00 AM EST to October 29, 12:00 AM EST
- Where
- Walker forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 34.736, -85.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wilkes
- When
- October 15, 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, Oglethorpe
- When
- October 15, 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, Taliaferro
- When
- October 15, 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, Warren
- When
- October 15, 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)
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
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- Waterspout in Lake Michigan, October 15, 2019
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More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 862918, 862919, 862920, 862921, 862922, 862923, 862924, 862925, 862926, 862927, 862928, 862929, 862930, 862931, 862932, 862978, 862979, 862980.