The Tallahassee, Florida, area experienced weeks of severe dryness between August and October before receiving 0.22 inches of rain late that month, the most substantial rainfall before a storm in early December. Even after more recent heavy rains, drought conditions have persisted.
Due to the extended dry period, the Tallahassee Democrat dubbed the Florida state capital and neighboring areas the drought capital of the country. According to the local newspaper, the last time the area was this dry was in 2011.
In its Nov. 20 report, the National Weather Service classified portions of the Florida-Georgia border in “exceptional drought” status.
What’s happening?
NWS senior hydrologist Kelly Godsey told the Tallahassee Democrat that a period of limited rainfall began on Aug. 12…