Drought — Northern Ware, Georgia

2026-01-27 to 2026-01-31 · Northern Ware, Georgia

Event narrative

Lack of rainfall during January combined with multiple freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) drought by the end of January.

Wider weather episode

Limited rainfall during this period led to further worsening of drought conditions. In addition, recent hard freeze events have dried available fuels, resulting in an increasing wildfire risk throughout our area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1303568. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.