By Clint Thompson
Hurricane Helene’s trek through the Southeast on Sept. 26 and 27 brought excessive rains to Georgia, wiping out most of the dry conditions present in the state, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Georgia mostly has sufficient moisture, except for abnormally dry conditions in Northwest Georgia, in parts or all of Chattooga, Walker, Dade, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray and Fannin counties.
Only a few counties in the Florida Panhandle are experiencing abnormally dry conditions. These include Escambia, Santa Rose, Okaloosa and Walton counties. The rest of Florida has sufficient moisture.
Alabama remains mostly dry, except for an area along the Alabama-Georgia state line. Abnormally dry conditions are moderately dry conditions comprise most of the state. Moderate conditions are observed in Southwest Alabama, starting in Mobile, Washington and Choctaw counties; stretching eastward to Covington, Coffee, Pike and Crenshaw counties; and stretching northward to Hale, Bibb and Tuscaloosa counties.
Pickens and Lamar counties are moderately dry along the Alabama-Mississippi state line. North Alabama counties, including Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison and Jackson counties are moderately dry.
South Carolina and North Carolina have sufficient moisture following Helene.