The latest release of the U.S. Drought Monitor shows conditions improving in some areas across the Southeast, though dry conditions still linger across states like Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
Alabama
Alabama has drought-like conditions throughout the state, though most are showing abnormally dry conditions. Moderate drought is observed in a few counties in the southwest part of the state, including Washington, Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Greene and Hale counties. A small patch of moderate conditions are also observed in North Alabama in Blount, Cullman, Marshall, Etowah and Saint Clair counties.
Abnormally dry conditions stretch as far south as Escambia, Covington and Houston counties. They are also seen as far north as Lauderdale and Madison counties.
Florida
North Florida has sufficient moisture. Abnormally dry conditions start as far north as Dixie, Levy, Marion, Alachua, Putnam and Saint Johns counties. Dry conditions range from moderate to severe drought throughout most of southern Florida. Severe drought is seen in Hendry, Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties in South Florida, as well as in Pasco, Hernando, Citrus, Sumter and Lake counties in the central part of the state.
Georgia
Most of the southernmost counties in Georgia, along with counties in the northwest part of the state have sufficient moisture.
A large area, stretching from Southwest Georgia to the northeast part of the state, is either abnormally dry or moderately dry. The dry areas start in Early, Clay and Quitman counties along the Georgia-Alabama state line, stretch eastward to McIntosh and Liberty counties, and up the east coast to Franklin, Stephens and Rabun counties in Northeast Georgia.
The northernmost counties in Georgia are moderately dry.