Tropical Storm Fay drenches South U.S.

Tropical Storm Fay continues to spread throughout the South of the United States on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana. The citizens of the South are hoping Fay will quench their drought. The National Weather Service announced Fay would flood Northern Georgia on Monday and Tuesday with 3 to 5 inches of rain and up to eight inches in Northeast Georgia. Flash flood and tornadoes have been affecting Alabama. The storm's high wind and torrential rains might take a severe toll on Georgia's $128 million pecan crop. The tropical storm also devastated corn stalks throughout southern Georgia and blew some tobacco leaves off their stalks. The moist conditions can make cotton plants weaken to a disease called boll rot. In some areas of North Carolina, rain was needed.

It was shocking to me when I read about the crop damage. I was so depressed because Tropical Storm Fay has devastated crops throughout the South. I was also shock that Fay impacted the cotton crop. But it can also improve stream flows, pastures, and slightly raise the levels of major reservoirs. I hope it will end the drought in Georgia.