Drought — Upper St. Martin, Louisiana

2000-12-01 to 2000-12-31 · Upper St. Martin, Louisiana

Wider weather episode

The drought of 2000 was devastating to the agricultural community of southwest and central Louisiana. Around 170 million dollars worth of crop losses occurred between January 1 and December 31 2000. The hardest hit parishes were Vermilion with 35.8 million dollars loss, Avoyelles with 28.9 million dollars, and Saint Landry with 26.8 million dollars. The primary crops lost were rice and sugarcane. Drought losses were complied by the LSU Agricultual Center.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5166879. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.