By Clint Thompson
Drought across the Southeast remains sporadic and mostly a non-issue, according to the July 17 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Florida remains the state with the most drought-like conditions, especially in the southern part of the state. Extreme, severe and moderate drought conditions are observed in South Florida. Extreme drought is seen in the western part of Miami-Dade County. Severe conditions are also observed in Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Abnormally dry conditions are seen as far north as Duval, Clay and Saint Johns counties and stretches down the west coast as far south as Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and DeSoto counties. Moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions are also seen along the east coast in Brevard, Indian River, Saint Lucie and Martin counties.
The Florida Panhandle has a few counties with abnormally dry conditions as well, including Holmes, Jackson, Calhoun and Gadsden.
Abnormally dry conditions are seen in multiple areas across Georgia, including in the southwest corner of the state, in Decatur, Seminole, Miller and Early counties. Conditions are also dry in various counties in North Georgia, including Warren, Glascock, McDuffie, Columbia, Wilkes and Lincoln; and also, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Franklin and Hart; and in Floyd, Bartow, Cherokee, Pickens, Dawson and Lumpkin.
The southeast region in Alabama is abnormally dry. This includes Houston, Geneva, Henry, Dale, Coffee and Barbour counties. Clarke County in the western part of the state is also abnormally dry.