Drought — Glascock, Georgia

2011-09-01 to 2011-09-30 · Glascock, Georgia

Event narrative

Glascock County declared Primary Natural Disaster Area from summer months of excessive heat and drought, which essentially began April 15, 2011. Crop loss was deemed at the 30 percent or greater level.

Wider weather episode

On September 8, 2011, much of Georgia was classified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a Primary Natural Disaster Area due to an ongoing drought and excessive heat that has damaged thousands of acres of crops. The drought was determined to have begun on April 15, 2011 and continued into September 2011. Much of the southern half of the state was classified to be in an Extreme Drought, while the northern areas fared slightly better and were only classified as being in a minor to moderate drought. Rainfall deficits by the end of of August ranged from 5 to 10 inches below normal throughout many central and north Georgia counties. Ninety-one counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia CWA were classified in a severe to extreme drought situation by the end of August 2011. Dozen of counties, mainly across central and south Georgia suffered 30 percent or more crop loss during this time frame. These crops include forage crops, pasture, grain crops, cotton, peanuts, and tobacco. The counties within the Peachtree City, Georgia county warning area (CWA) that are included in this classification are Gordon, Sumter, Taliaferro, Gwinnett, Meriwether, Taylor, Banks, Coweta, Hall, Telfair, Barrow, Crawford, Hancock, Monroe, Bartow, Crisp, Montgomery, Dade, Harris, Morgan, Dawson, Murray, Bibb, DeKalb, Heard, Oconee, Towns, Bleckley, Henry, Oglethorpe, Treutlen, Dodge, Houston, Paulding, Troup, Dooly, Peach, Jackson, Pickens, Twiggs, Douglas, Union, Jefferson, Pike, Upson, Butts, Polk, Walker, Johnson, Putnam, Emanuel, Warren, Carroll, Laurens, Washington, Catoosa, Fannin, Fayette, Webster, Floyd, Rockdale, Wheeler, Chattooga, Forsyth, Schley, White, Cherokee, Whitfield, Clarke, Fulton, Lumpkin, Wilcox, Gilmer, Macon, Spalding, Wilkes, Glascock, Madison, Wilkinson, Cobb, Marion, Stewart. In addition, the following counties in the Peachtree City, Georgia CWA also qualified for natural disaster assistance from the ongoing drought; Baldwin, Clayton, Jasper, Muscogee, Talbot, Chattahoochee, Greene, Jones, and Newton.

Damages are approximate and based on comparison to the 2007-2008 drought which was much more severe, long lasting, and hence resulted in significant crop damages across many counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 349457. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.