Drought — Coastal Collier County, Florida

2017-04-01 to 2017-04-30 · Coastal Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

Severe drought (D2) conditions expanded across all of Coastal Collier County as the month progressed. Total monthly rainfall ranged between 1 and 2 inches. A burn ban was in effect for the entire county.

Wider weather episode

Continued dry weather and below normal precipitation going back to late 2016 led to severe drought conditions across Southwest Florida. A total of 136 new fires were reported by the Florida Forest Service, resulting in 19,543 acres burned. Crop production slowed as a result of the very dry conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 695150. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.