Drought Monitor: Alabama Still Mostly Dry

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The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

Drought-like conditions remain prevalent across most of Alabama, while abnormally dry conditions are observed in Southeast Georgia. This is according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Abnormally dry and moderately dry conditions comprise most of Alabama, except for an area located along the Alabama-Georgia border. Moderate conditions are observed in Southwest Alabama, starting in Mobile and Washington counties, stretching as far north as Pickens and Lamar counties and as far east as Coffee and Pike counties. North Alabama counties, including Lauderdale, Limestone, Madison and Jackson, are moderately dry.

Georgia counties, starting as far south as Glynn and Brantley, stretching as far north as Jenkins, Screven and Burke, and as far west as Appling and Toombs counties, are abnormally dry. A small portion of North Georgia counties, including Chattooga, Dade, Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray and Fannin, are experiencing abnormally dry conditions.

Only a couple of counties in the Florida Panhandle are observing abnormally dry conditions. These include Escambia, Santa Rose, Okaloosa and Walton.