Abnormally dry conditions are persisting across the Southeast, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The majority of Georgia is abnormally dry, with even a few counties in east-central Georgia experiencing moderately dry conditions. This includes Burke, Jefferson, Washington, Richmond, Glascock , McDuffie, Columbia, Wilkinson and Lincoln counties.
Southeast Georgia counties have received sufficient rainfall.
Abnormally dry conditions are being experienced across Alabama with a large, concentrated area located in the southeastern part of the state. Parts of Choctaw, Sumter, Marengo and Clarke counties are moderately dry.
The northwestern part of Florida is the only area abnormally dry in the Sunshine State. This includes Okaloosa, Walton, Holmes, Washington, Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, Gadsden, Leon, Wakulla, Jefferson, Madison and Hamilton counties.
Almost every county in South Carolina is either abnormally dry, moderately dry or in severe drought. The most severe drought conditions are concentrated to the central part of the state and to the north. These include Williamsburg, Clarendon, Sumter, Lee, Florence, Marion, Dillon, Marlboro, Darlington, Chesterfield, Kershaw, Lancaster, Fairfield, Chester, York and Cherokee counties.
About half of North Carolina is in a severe drought. These counties start along the east coast and move westward as far as Cleveland, Catawba and Alexander counties. The other regions of the state are either moderately dry or abnormally dry.