US Drought

[Billanole.]

Wowzers.

 

[Billanole.]

We have gotten some relief in the western panhandle this month. We've gotten 5.75" to this point in May after getting less than 10" in the first four months of 2026.

We have gotten several toad stranglers this week and other steady little rains In WNC. The burn ban has been lifted and wildfires shut down.
It was getting pretty grim and as previous poster noted, we repeatedly had rain in the forecast that did not materialize.

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

We're currently under a tornado warning. Raining at a 6" per hour rate right now.

 

[PabloNole]

We're currently under a tornado warning. Raining at a 6" per hour rate right now.

You good? I keep seeing reports of something like 4 different warnings in Walton County.

 

[Billanole.]

We're currently under a tornado warning. Raining at a 6" per hour rate right now.

Dang. Don’t look up with your mouth open, DFS.

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

You good? I keep seeing reports of something like 4 different warnings in Walton County.

Yeah. Thanks for checking. 3.5" of rain but no tornadoes.

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

We had 9.5" of rain January through April. So far in May, we've gotten just shy of 13". That should've put a dent in the drought anyway.

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

We ended up with 15" of rain in May. Not enough to break the drought but enough to put a decent size dent in it.

 

[Hydro2.0]

We ended up with 15" of rain in May. Not enough to break the drought but enough to put a decent size dent in it.

A foot of rain and change. How does that bust a drought? Just too much rain at once? More flooding than soaking?

 

[DFSNOLE_rivals]

A foot of rain and change. How does that bust a drought? Just too much rain at once? More flooding than soaking?

According to this, we need three feet of rain before the drought will be declared to be over.

 

[Hydro2.0]

According to this, we need three feet of rain before the drought will be declared to be over.

Reeksus

 

[AFM22]

Reeksus

we got butt fked around 2am this morning.

 

[Hydro2.0]

we got butt fked around 2am this morning.

Yeah rain gauge only showers half inch maybe a bit more but it fell rather quickly

 

[AFM22]

Yeah rain gauge only showers half inch maybe a bit more but it fell rather quickly

all my plants were still standing and that's the important part.

 

[AFM22]

Yeah rain gauge only showers half inch maybe a bit more but it fell rather quickly

i mean i'll give you a quick half inch.

 

[Hydro2.0]

i mean i'll give you a quick half inch.

Brb gonna bate

 

[AFM22]

Brb gonna bate

Don't use it all up.