All of Alabama is experiencing dry conditions. North Florida’s drought is worsening, while all of western and northern Georgia is at least abnormally dry. This is according to the most recent release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Most of the southern and central portions of Alabama are either moderately dry or severely dry. Severe conditions start in Mobile County, expanding northward to Perry, Chilton and Coosa counties and eastward to Coffee, Dale and Pike counties. Extreme drought is observed in North Alabama in Limestone and Madison counties.
Florida’s drought starts in Escambia County in the Florida Panhandle where there are moderately dry conditions. Drought extends eastward to Duval and Saint Johns counties and southward to Marion and Citrus counties. Abnormally dry conditions are seen in Southeast Florida in Martin, Palm Beach, Broward, Glades, Hendry, Collier, Monroe and Miami-Dade counties.
Moderate conditions are spreading across North Georgia, starting in Dade and Walker counties, stretching eastward to Rabun and Habersham counties and southward to Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb counties.