Drought in Glades, Florida

Drought May 28, 2024 – May 31, 2024 · Glades, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Prolonged spring rainfall deficits of up to 8 inches, or 25 to 50 percent of normal, across Glades County led to the development of severe drought (D2) conditions. Keetch-Byram Drought Index was over 600 across the area, and a burn ban was implemented for Glades County. The level of Fisheating Creek in Palmdale got down as low as 0.10 feet.

The wider storm

Long term late winter/spring rainfall deficits of up to 8 inches led to very dry conditions across Glades County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1186041. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.