Heavy rain over the past week has made a noticeable dent in drought conditions around Northeast Georgia.
On October 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 dryest, being listed in “Severe Drought.”
However, in the week since that October 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, October 24 and Thursday, October 30. That rainfall improved conditions across much of the region…