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]

 

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[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.