bckhd2 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Been unbelievably dry in Georgia. We got 0.15" on Easter and that's been it since that cold front in mid-March. I coach baseball and softball and the kids are all complaining that the clay's dried up so much it feels like they're sliding on concrete. On the bright side, we haven't had a single rainout yet (knocking on wood). FFC says this is our greatest drought (D2-D4) coverage since 2007. 2/3 of the state in at least extreme drought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Welp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 Great news on today’s EW for short term drought relief 4/27-5/3: Yesterday’s run: Today’s run is even wetter: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlGrey Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 On 4/16/2026 at 9:02 AM, eyewall said: Is that the dry slot we had during the snow storm showing up here with the more extreme part going through the triangle? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 17 hours ago, wncsnow said: Welp Has the triangle in the jackpot zone so I know that map ain’t accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Last few runs of the Euro AI have just been comical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 16 hours ago, EarlGrey said: Is that the dry slot we had during the snow storm showing up here with the more extreme part going through the triangle? No there wasn’t enough precip with that system even in the heaviest snow areas to make a dent in this drought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Looking highly likely this will be the 3rd in last 6 months with less than 1” total precip here. Historic dry stretch for triangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 At KSAV, they’ve had their driest Jan 1-Apr 17 (3.3”) and 2nd driest Sep 1-Apr 17 (9.9”) to 1931-2 on record back to 1871-2: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=chs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 8 hours ago, BooneWX said: Has the triangle in the jackpot zone so I know that map ain’t accurate Still dry east of the Apps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EarlGrey Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 The rain chances dried up for tomorrow in the triangle. Commence dust bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 34 minutes ago, olafminesaw said: I want to believe this but it sure as hell isn’t showing up on modeling east of mountains. Keeps hitting 10 days then each chance dries up 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 17 minutes ago, NorthHillsWx said: I want to believe this but it sure as hell isn’t showing up on modeling east of mountains. Keeps hitting 10 days then each chance dries up Today’s Euro Weeklies almost as wet as yesterday’s for 4/27-5/3 in SE. This is ~1.1-1.7” for the SE averaged out. Fingers crossed. I’d like to stop irrigating for awhile. Plus we have restrictions. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Front just came through....ZERO precip. Starting next Saturday though looks like an actual chance for some real precip for a few days! One can dream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I don’t mean to brag but I recorded .11” of rainfall this morning. I’m now planning to get a lottery ticket when I’m out. 1 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 35 minutes ago, BooneWX said: I don’t mean to brag but I recorded .11” of rainfall this morning. I’m now planning to get a lottery ticket when I’m out. That’s 0.10” more than I’ve gotten all month! That’s a verifiable flood 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BooneWX Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 I get a feeling when we break out of this, we’ll do the polar opposite. Rainfall has been a case of too little or too much the past few years. It’s either bone dry or a flood risk. We really stink at doing it the old fashioned way by having that weekly type of event. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Lee side sry area still showing up on models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 2 hours ago, BooneWX said: I get a feeling when we break out of this, we’ll do the polar opposite. Rainfall has been a case of too little or too much the past few years. It’s either bone dry or a flood risk. We really stink at doing it the old fashioned way by having that weekly type of event. Yup, then we, well me at least will by crying it's too wet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 4 hours ago, BooneWX said: I get a feeling when we break out of this, we’ll do the polar opposite. Rainfall has been a case of too little or too much the past few years. It’s either bone dry or a flood risk. We really stink at doing it the old fashioned way by having that weekly type of event. Today’s Euro Weeklies run is the wettest yet for the SE as a whole for Apr 27-May 3rd with ~1.25-1.75” over much of the area! And as an added bonus, the subsequent week (May 4-10) has a bit of a wetter signal than prior runs had: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 On 4/19/2026 at 5:03 PM, suzook said: Yup, then we, well me at least will by crying it's too wet Today’s Euro Weeklies have ~2” of rainfall in the NW burbs of ATL and >2” in NW GA/N AL 4/27-5/3! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormchaserchuck1 Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 ^Matching developing El Nino's in Apr-May 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, GaWx said: Today’s Euro Weeklies have ~2” of rainfall in the NW burbs of ATL and >2” in NW GA/N AL 4/27-5/3! Bring it!!!! I'm still sceptical though. It is nice to see a change in pattern though. I can't believe how brown it is around here. We basically just got out of dormancy here, and went right back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olafminesaw Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Not way out in fantasy range anymore 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyewall Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 I would not be surprised to see some exceptional drought areas appear down by CLT soon and the extreme areas will likely grow this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthHillsWx Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 42 minutes ago, eyewall said: I would not be surprised to see some exceptional drought areas appear down by CLT soon and the extreme areas will likely grow this week. Hopefully it peaks this week and we chip away at it the next few weeks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wncsnow Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Op Euro still not enthused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaWx Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Today’s EWs continue to look good overall (certainly much better than how it’s been in the SE for most weeks in recent months) during the two weeks 4/27-5/10: 4/27-5/3: 5/4-10: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook Posted April 21 Share Posted April 21 Models already backing down on amount of precip. I've seen this the last 6 mos. I got a bad feeling about this. I hope this doesn't just fizzle out again. Yup, even less precip on the models this morning. We now have fires in south ga, with fires starting in Myrtle Beach area, along with Fla. It's only gonna get worse, much worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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