Drought — Glades, Florida

2022-04-26 to 2022-04-30 · Glades, Florida

Event narrative

Low rainfall amounts since December 1st led to the development of severe drought conditions across eastern Glades County. Rainfall estimates in these areas were only in the 10-25% of normal range for that time period.

Wider weather episode

Prolonged dry conditions led to the development of severe drought in eastern Glades County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1032220. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.