Heavy rain over the past week has made a noticeable dent in drought conditions around Northeast Georgia.
On Oct. 21, the U.S. Drought Monitor had issued a report saying that parts of Hall, Gwinnett, Forsyth and Banks counties, along with all of Barrow and Jackson counties were under “Moderate Drought” status. Meanwhile, the rest of Hall, Forsyth and Banks counties, as well as all of Dawson, Habersham, Lumpkin, Stephens and White counties, as well as portions of Rabun and Fannin counties, were under “Abnormally Dry” status.
The southwestern half of Gwinnett County was the driest, being listed in “Severe Drought.”
However, in the week since that Oct. 21 report, the Northeast Georgia region received an average rainfall total of 3.29 inches, with some areas receiving more than 4.5 inches of rain between Sunday, Oct. 24 and Thursday, Oct. 30. That rainfall improved conditions across much of the region.
Dawson, Habersham, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens and White counties are now all completely out of any drought status per the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor issued Thursday, Oct. 30, along with northern portions of Hall, Forsyth and Banks counties.
Southern portions of Hall and Banks counties, along with part of Forsyth and Fannin counties are still under “Abnormally Dry” status, along with all of Barrow and Jackson counties and the far eastern portions of Gwinnett.
Central and southwestern Gwinnett County remains the driest part of the area, with the southwestern portion of Gwinnett still under “Severe Drought” conditions.
The rain did not make a large imprint on Lake Lanier, with the lake level rising just a quarter of a foot over the past week. It remains at a level of 1,065.96 feet, which is just over five feet below full pool for this time of year.
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