15-month drought ends in North Georgia.
For the first time in 15 months, North Georgia is no longer in a drought.
The last time Georgia wasn’t in a drought was March 15, 2016, she said.
You can thank all that rain North Georgia has gotten this year, Walls said.
Sonny Perdue declared a state of emergency for the northern one-third of the state and virtually all outdoor watering was banned.
At one point, metro Atlanta had less than 90 days of water supply left.
While the drought is over, Lake Lanier, metro Atlanta’s main water source, is not at a full 1,071 feet.
That’s because of inadequate rainfall in headwaters that feed Lake Lanier in northeast Georgia, Channel 2 reported.
“Diving into the water at any time can be dangerous but especially when the lake is down,” Baggett said.
—Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s archives was used in this article.