Counties with the worst droughts in Mississippi
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- Abnormally dry: 30.0%
- Area in drought: 19.1% (#38 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 17.2%
--- Severe drought: 1.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 19.1% (#38 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 17.2%
--- Severe drought: 1.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Mississippi statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 77.9%
- Area in drought: 22.1%
--- Moderate drought: 21.0%
--- Severe drought: 1.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 22.1%
--- Moderate drought: 21.0%
--- Severe drought: 1.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Webster County
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- Abnormally dry: 77.3%
- Area in drought: 22.7%
--- Moderate drought: 22.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 22.7%
--- Moderate drought: 22.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pontotoc County
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- Abnormally dry: 11.3%
- Area in drought: 28.5%
--- Moderate drought: 25.1%
--- Severe drought: 3.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 28.5%
--- Moderate drought: 25.1%
--- Severe drought: 3.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bolivar County
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- Abnormally dry: 64.7%
- Area in drought: 35.3%
--- Moderate drought: 35.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 35.3%
--- Moderate drought: 35.3%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Leflore County
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- Abnormally dry: 37.3%
- Area in drought: 43.9%
--- Moderate drought: 21.6%
--- Severe drought: 22.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 43.9%
--- Moderate drought: 21.6%
--- Severe drought: 22.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sunflower County
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- Abnormally dry: 49.8%
- Area in drought: 50.2%
--- Moderate drought: 50.2%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 50.2%
--- Moderate drought: 50.2%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Forrest County
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- Abnormally dry: 49.1%
- Area in drought: 50.9%
--- Moderate drought: 48.4%
--- Severe drought: 2.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 50.9%
--- Moderate drought: 48.4%
--- Severe drought: 2.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Stone County
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- Abnormally dry: 20.9%
- Area in drought: 53.9%
--- Moderate drought: 22.2%
--- Severe drought: 31.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 53.9%
--- Moderate drought: 22.2%
--- Severe drought: 31.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Quitman County
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- Abnormally dry: 15.4%
- Area in drought: 56.2%
--- Moderate drought: 47.8%
--- Severe drought: 8.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 56.2%
--- Moderate drought: 47.8%
--- Severe drought: 8.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Panola County
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- Abnormally dry: 34.2%
- Area in drought: 59.7%
--- Moderate drought: 56.7%
--- Severe drought: 3.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 59.7%
--- Moderate drought: 56.7%
--- Severe drought: 3.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lee County
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- Abnormally dry: 35.5%
- Area in drought: 64.5%
--- Moderate drought: 64.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 64.5%
--- Moderate drought: 64.5%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Calhoun County
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- Abnormally dry: 16.9%
- Area in drought: 83.1%
--- Moderate drought: 69.0%
--- Severe drought: 14.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 83.1%
--- Moderate drought: 69.0%
--- Severe drought: 14.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Oktibbeha County
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- Abnormally dry: 16.2%
- Area in drought: 83.8%
--- Moderate drought: 83.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 83.8%
--- Moderate drought: 83.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Yalobusha County
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- Abnormally dry: 11.2%
- Area in drought: 88.8%
--- Moderate drought: 36.8%
--- Severe drought: 18.3%
--- Extreme drought: 33.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 88.8%
--- Moderate drought: 36.8%
--- Severe drought: 18.3%
--- Extreme drought: 33.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wayne County
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- Abnormally dry: 8.3%
- Area in drought: 91.7%
--- Moderate drought: 83.2%
--- Severe drought: 8.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 91.7%
--- Moderate drought: 83.2%
--- Severe drought: 8.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Itawamba County
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- Abnormally dry: 5.2%
- Area in drought: 94.8%
--- Moderate drought: 85.7%
--- Severe drought: 9.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 94.8%
--- Moderate drought: 85.7%
--- Severe drought: 9.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Grenada County
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- Abnormally dry: 4.3%
- Area in drought: 95.7%
--- Moderate drought: 26.9%
--- Severe drought: 68.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 95.7%
--- Moderate drought: 26.9%
--- Severe drought: 68.9%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Jackson County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.1%
- Area in drought: 99.9%
--- Moderate drought: 99.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 99.9%
--- Moderate drought: 99.9%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lowndes County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 91.8%
--- Severe drought: 8.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 91.8%
--- Severe drought: 8.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Chickasaw County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.4%
--- Severe drought: 27.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.4%
--- Severe drought: 27.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Monroe County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 34.3%
--- Severe drought: 65.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 34.3%
--- Severe drought: 65.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Clay County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 10.8%
--- Severe drought: 89.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 10.8%
--- Severe drought: 89.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Tallahatchie County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 3.8%
--- Severe drought: 96.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 3.8%
--- Severe drought: 96.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
George County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 35.3%
--- Severe drought: 60.6%
--- Extreme drought: 4.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 35.3%
--- Severe drought: 60.6%
--- Extreme drought: 4.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Perry County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.0%
--- Extreme drought: 56.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.0%
--- Extreme drought: 56.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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