This week’s rainfall should help the Southeast continue to gain needed moisture and overcome its current drought conditions.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, moderate and abnormally dry conditions still cover most of Florida, various parts of Georgia and central and northern parts of Alabama.
The driest part of Florida remains in the northern area of the state. Moderate drought is seen as far north as Taylor, Lafayette, Suwanee, Columbia, Baker and Nassau counties and as far south as Hernando, Sumter, Lake, Orange, Seminole and Volusia counties.
The southwest and southeast areas of Georgia are still dry. Moderate drought is observed in Miller, Early, Baker, Mitchell, Calhoun, Clay, Randolph, Dougherty, Terell, Lee, Sumter, Worth, Turner, Crisp, Dooly, Wilcox and Pulaski counties in Southwest Georgia; and Camden, Glynn, Brantley, Wayne, McIntosh, Long and Liberty counties in Southeast Georgia. Moderate drought is also observed in Northwest Georgia in Dade, Walker and Catoosa counties.
Severe drought remains in various areas across Alabama. Parts of Franklin, Lawrence, Lauderdale and Limestone counties in North Alabama are severely dry. Parts of Choctaw, Clarke, Wilcox, Marengo, Sumter, Greene, Hale and Perry counties are also severely dry in Southwest Alabama, as are parts of Autauga, Lowndes and Dallas counties in the central part of the state.