TS Fay No Help For Georgia
NOAA satellite photo shows Fay rolling across Florida this morning, dumping flooding rains across the state
I’ve followed the Georgia drought for many reasons. Two are, scientists have told us that with (gasp) global warming we should have more hurricanes and I am curious if prolonged drought in Georgia will cause a massive migration from the state ala the Okies in the 1930s.
We don’t seem to be having more or even more powerful hurricanes,yet, and poor Georgia, even Fay can’t seem to bring much needed rain.
The AJC.com reports
Tropical Storm Fay won’t do much damage in metro Atlanta, but forecasters promise it will bring a refreshing side effect: a breeze.
As for the wet refreshment most metro residents are hoping for, they could be disappointed.
“We’ll just have some unusually strong winds through the weekend,” said National Weather Service forecaster Mike Griesinger.
So parts of Florida get up to 30 inches of rain and Georgia zip!
UPDATE: August 25th, Accuweather reports
Some areas in the Southeast that are in the midst of a prolonged drought will receive substantial rain, although the core of heavy rain will likely fall to the west of the hardest-hit drought areas of Georgia and the Carolinas.
According to a U.S. Drought Monitor report released on August 19, 2008, northeastern Georgia and the western Carolinas remain in extreme to exceptional drought conditions.
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