Drought in Issaquena, Mississippi

Drought September 15, 2015 – September 30, 2015 · Issaquena, Mississippi

$400K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

The very dry conditions continued across central Mississippi during September. The extended dry stretch resulted in an area of severe (D2) drought developing across several counties by September 15th. Approximately 25 to 50 percent of Normal rainfall occurred across most of this area in August and September, with some portions of the area only receiving 10 percent of normal rainfall. Crops were put under more stress from the dry and hot conditions.

The wider storm

Very dry conditions occurred over Central Mississippi during the summer months with severe drought conditions developing over the area by September.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 601229. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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