Drought in Coastal Collier County, Florida

Drought May 1, 2017 – May 31, 2017 · Coastal Collier County, Florida

What the National Weather Service wrote

Although more rain fell in May compared to the previous months across SW Florida, it was still too sporadic to alleviate drought conditions. Coastal portions of Collier County remained in D2 (severe drought) conditions. A burn ban was in effect for the entire county.

The wider storm

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 704152. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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