By Clint Thompson
Drought conditions continue to remain a problem over parts of the Southeast, even following a rainy week last week. Southwest Alabama, Southwest Georgia and most of central and southern Florida are the areas most impacted by dry conditions, according to the Aug. 7 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Alabama
Abnormally dry conditions in Alabama start in the northern areas of Mobile and Baldwin counties and extend northward to Marengo and Dallas counties. Moderate conditions are observed in some areas in the southwest corner of the state, including parts of Mobile, Baldwin, Washington, Clarke, Monroe, Wilcox and Dallas counties.
An isolated area in Southeast Alabama, including Houston, Geneva, Coffee, Dale, Henry and Barbour counties is abnormally dry, as well as an area in northern Alabama, encompassing Bibb, Tuscaloosa, Jefferson, Walker, Cullman and Blount counties.
Georgia
Most of Southwest Georgia is abnormally dry. This includes Seminole, Decatur, Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Colquitt, Mitchell, Baker, Miller and Worth counties. A portion of central Georgia that includes Dooly, Pulaski, Houston, Macon, Peach, Crawford, Bibb, Twiggs, Bleckley, Laurens, Wilkinson and Johnson counties is abnormally dry.
Florida
South Florida continues to lack sufficient moisture. Extreme drought is observed in part of Miami-Dade County and a portion of Broward County. Severe drought is seen in Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties. The west coast, starting in Citrus and Sumter counties and stretching as far south as Lee County, is mostly suffering through abnormally dry conditions. The northern half of the Florida Panhandle is abnormally dry as well.