Event Details
Disaster Type
Drought
Start Date
Jan. 1, 2008
End Date
Dec. 31, 2008
Cost
$0.29B
Affected States
Affected States
Unaffected States
Description
Severe drought and heat caused agricultural losses across a large portion of the U.S. Record low lake levels also occurred in areas of the southeast. The states impacted include AL, AR, CA, CO, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MD, MN, MS, MT, NC, ND, NJ, NM, OH, OK, OR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA and WI.