Florida, 2022

Drought in Florida, October 25 to 31, 2022

October 25 to 31, 2022 · NWS TAE · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

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

Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
7

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.

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 24, 7:58 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 7:58 PM EST, 4 hours 2 minutes before
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The radar

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

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Event by event

7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Holmes

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Holmes forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.868, -85.814 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Washington

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.611, -85.665 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Bay

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Inland Bay forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Bay

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Coastal Bay forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.238, -85.633 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Central Walton

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Central Walton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.619, -86.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, North Walton

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
North Walton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor

Drought, South Walton

When
October 25, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
South Walton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.619, -86.171 (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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1056736, 1056737, 1056738, 1056739, 1056740, 1056741, 1056742.