Drought — Wilkes, Georgia

2016-09-01 to 2016-09-30 · Wilkes, Georgia

Wider weather episode

The D2 Severe to D3 Extreme drought conditions persisted over most of north and portions of central Georgia through September, with D4 Exceptional drought developing over far northwest Georgia by month's end. Although Tropical Storm Hermine provided a reprieve over portions of south and eastern Georgia, the remainder of the state continued to suffer from below normal precipitation (generally receiving only 5 to 50 percent of normal monthly rainfall). The rainfall deficit worsened, with 9 to nearly 13 inch departures from normal over north Georgia.

In general, areas north and west of a line from Americus, to Sparta, to Homer were in D2 Severe drought or higher, except in the greater Columbus area which remained in the D0-D1 categories. The D4 Exceptional drought was mainly along and north of a LaFayette to Dalton line.

The drought continued to persist through the end of the year, spreading to include most of Georgia, and peaking in November.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.