Drought in Florida, October 14 to 31, 2025

Name: Drought in Florida, October 14 to 31, 2025
Start: 2025-10-14T00:00
End: 2025-10-31T23:59
Location: Florida

October 14 to 31, 2025 · NWS TAE · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

D2 drought conditions expanded across a larger area of the Florida panhandle and big bend by the middle of October. By the end of the month, the drought had worsened to D3 across portions of the inland Florida panhandle and big bend.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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: 16

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.

The radar

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

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Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Lafayette

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 29.986, -83.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Taylor

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Taylor forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.020, -83.619 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Central Walton

When: October 14, 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, South Walton

When: October 14, 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)

Drought, Inland Bay

When: October 14, 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 14, 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, Calhoun

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.406, -85.197 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Gulf

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Gulf forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Gulf

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Gulf forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 29.909, -85.261 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Northern Liberty County

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Northern Liberty County forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.241, -84.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Southern Liberty County

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Southern Liberty County forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.241, -84.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Franklin

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Franklin

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 29.812, -84.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Inland Wakulla

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Inland Wakulla forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Wakulla

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Wakulla forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.148, -84.376 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coastal Jefferson

When: October 14, 12:00 AM EST to October 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Coastal Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Drought Monitor
Coordinates: 30.424, -83.900 (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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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: 1293610, 1293611, 1293612, 1293613, 1293614, 1293615, 1293616, 1293617, 1293618, 1293619, 1293620, 1293621, 1293622, 1293623, 1293624, 1293625.