Dry conditions continue to persist across the Southeast with certain areas intensifying in North Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, abnormally dry conditions concentrate most of Northeast Florida. The drought starts as far west as Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty and Franklin counties and extends eastward to Duval, Saint Johns and Flagler counties and southward to Volusia, Marion and Citrus counties. Moderate conditions are observed in parts of Nassau, Duval, Clay, Bradford and Baker counties.
Moderate conditions are also seen in parts of Osceola, Brevard and Polk counties in central Florida.
The majority of Georgia is either abnormally dry, moderately dry or severely dry. The worst conditions are isolated to the central part of the state. Severe drought is observed in parts of Bleckley, Houston, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Bibb, Jones, Baldwin and Washington counties. Severe drought is also seen in Northwest Georgia in parts of Fulton, Douglas, Paulding, Cobb and Cherokee counties; and in the northern-most area of the state in parts of Dade, Walker, Whitfield and Murray counties.
Like Georgia, almost all of Alabama is either abnormally dry, moderately dry or severely dry. The driest area is located in North Alabama. Severe drought is observed in parts or all of Pickens, Lamar, Fayette, Tuscaloosa, Walker and Marion counties in the western part of the state; along with parts of Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison and Jackson counties, located along the Alabama-Tennessee state line.