Drought in Echols, Georgia

Drought February 3, 2026 – February 28, 2026 · Echols, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lack of rainfall continuing into February combined with multiple hard freeze events resulted in worsening drought conditions into Extreme (D3) with the February 3rd drought monitor update. These conditions continued throughout the month of February.

The wider storm

Below normal rainfall as well as multiple hard freezes inland continued during the month of February, persisting extreme drought (D3) conditions for the same areas as January, and also upgrading some severe drought zones (D2) to extreme drought (D3). Severe to extreme drought conditions combined with dried available fuels resulted in numerous wildfires developing across southeast Georgia.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310003. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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