Drought conditions are worsening in some parts of the Southeast while improving in others, according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Extreme drought is starting to show in some counties in Alabama. One area is in North Alabama in Limestone and Madison counties. Another is located in Southwest Alabama in Marengo, Sumter, Greene, Hale, Perry, Dallas and Wilcox counties. Located just south is Washington County, which is mostly in an extreme drought as well.
The recent rainfall observed in Georgia left sufficient moisture in an area in South Georgia that stretches to counties along the Georgia-South Carolina border. However, abnormally dry and moderately dry conditions are still prevalent in central and northern parts of the state. It is the worst, starting in Chattahoochee and Muscogee counties and stretching northward to Fannin, Union, Towns and Rabun counties.
The Florida Panhandle and the rest of the northern part of Florida are experiencing dry conditions. Starting in Escambia County, moderate drought conditions stretch eastward to Leon and Wakulla counties. Abnormally dry conditions then stretch from there eastward to Duval and Saint Johns counties and southward to Levy, Marion and Citrus counties.
The rest of Florida has sufficient moisture.