Drought — Inland Collier County, Florida

2017-05-01 to 2017-05-31 · Inland Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

Although more rain fell in May compared to the previous months across SW Florida, it was still too sporadic to alleviate drought conditions. Inland portions of Collier County remained in D2 (severe drought) conditions. 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 117 new fires were reported by the Florida Forest Service, resulting in 43,500 acres burned. Crop production slowed as a result of the very dry conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 704151. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.