Drought in Issaquena, Mississippi

Drought November 15, 2016 – November 30, 2016 · Issaquena, Mississippi

$50K

Crop damage

What the National Weather Service wrote

Very dry conditions continued into November, which resulted in an area of severe drought (D2). This eventually turned into extreme (D3) drought across Issaquena County by the end of the month. Crops were put under more stress from the dry and hot conditions.

The wider storm

Dry conditions continued into November, which created continued stress on crops. The drought continued to get worse across the state through the month before some relief came in the form of showers and thunderstorms near the end of November.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 667467. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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