Recent Rain Doesn’t Impact Drought

Despite the recent rain in metro Atlanta, much of the area is still in a drought. The summer thunderstorms that drenched the metro area the last couple of weeks provided a little relief. But state climatologist Bill Murphey says they won’t have a lasting effect.

“South metro is, the majority of it is in ‘extreme drought’ category,” Murphey says, “We did get some short-term relief for more urban metro and north metro. Cobb County and North Fulton picked up a good bit.”

Murphey says with temperatures in the mid-90s, evaporation rates are high. So, water is absorbed back into the atmosphere shortly after it hits the ground. But, he says areas south of Atlanta have it the worst.