Drought in Bacon, Georgia

Drought February 1, 2026 – February 28, 2026 · Bacon, Georgia

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lack of rainfall during February combined with multiple hard freeze events resulted in continuing Extreme Drought (D3) conditions.

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 1310007. 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.