Florida, 2022

Drought in Florida, October 11 to 31, 2022

October 11 to 31, 2022 · NWS TAE · 1 event in 1 county or zone

D2 drought conditions developed in Jackson county on October 11th and expanded to portions of Washington, Holmes, Walton, and Bay counties on October 25th. D2 drought conditions continued into November.

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 TAE wrote it up.

D2 drought conditions developed in Jackson county on October 11th and expanded to portions of Washington, Holmes, Walton, and Bay counties on October 25th. D2 drought conditions continued into November.

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, Jackson

When
October 11, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.795, -85.215 (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: 1056734.