Drought — Coastal Collier County, Florida

2018-05-01 to 2018-05-15 · Coastal Collier County, Florida

Event narrative

The very dry conditions affecting Southwest Florida since February lingered into May. Only 25 to 50% of the normal rainfall had occurred since February, leading to very low groundwater levels. The onset of heavy rainfall associated with the rainy season put a quick end to the severe drought by May 15th.

Wider weather episode

A prolonged dry spell since February continued through the middle of May, leading to lingering severe drought conditions over parts of Miami-Dade County as well as western Collier County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 760599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.