Drought — Hart, Georgia

2016-12-01 to 2016-12-31 · Hart, Georgia

Wider weather episode

Much needed rainfall, especially early in the month resulted in slight improvement of exceptional drought conditions across northeast Georgia in December. However, monthly rainfall totals were still below normal levels, while final yearly totals were more than 20 inches below normal in most locations. Levels were well below normal on all area streams, with some streams observing near-record low discharge rates. Reservoirs were several feet below target elevations, and all communities continued to observe at least voluntary water restrictions, while a few communities in the mountains and foothills had instituted mandatory restrictions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 671507. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.