Rabun County Still Under “Severe” Drought Conditions

Severe drought conditions continue in Rabun County and northeast Georgia.

According to the latest report from the U.S. Drought Monitor, which was released last Thursday, Almost all of north Georgia joins Rabun County in at least severe drought conditions, however extreme drought can now be found in a patch of northeast Georgia that includes central and southern Franklin County, southern Banks County, and western Hart County, along with parts of Madison and Elbert counties.

Extreme drought is the second most severe category on the drought monitor, eclipsed only by exceptional drought. Currently, just over a quarter of the state is in severe drought or worse conditions, up from about 14.5 percent of the state last week.
Overall, about half of the state of Georgia, the northern half for the most part is in some sort of dry or drought conditions.