Hermine Quenches Drought In South Ga., Leaves North Thirsty

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September 8th, 2016

Winds and rain from Hurricane Hermine approach Highway 80 that leads to Tybee Island, Ga., Friday, Sept. 2, 2016. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall, as it moves over Georgia, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center says winds are increasing along the Southeast coast and flooding rains continue. (AP Photo/Stephen … Continued

Stephen B. Morton / Associated Press

Last week, Tropical Storm Hermine gave South and Central Georgia a good soaking. But all that rain didn’t alleviate the situation around Atlanta.

The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor shows Georgia as a kind of a “tale of two states” said Jordan McLeod, regional climatologist at the Southeast Regional Climate Center.

“Her rainfall really helped portions of central and southern Georgia,” said McLeod. “The problem is that where the epicenter of where the drought is in Georgia is in northern Georgia.”

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