Recent rains have helped replenish some of the soil moisture in North Florida, though various areas remain either abnormally dry or moderately dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Parts of the Panhandle remains abnormally dry, starting in Escambia County and stretching eastward to Jackson County. Much of the central and southern parts of the state remain either abnormally dry or moderately dry.
The worse conditions start in Pasco County and move south to Lee County, Hendry County and Collier County.
Georgia’s dry conditions remain concentrated in the central and southern areas of the state. A moderate drought is still isolated to the southeastern region, starting as far south as Cook and Berrien counties and stretching to the Atlantic coast to Chatham, Effingham and Screven counties.
Rainfall alleviated some of the drought being experienced in South Alabama. Only a small portion of Mobile County and Baldwin County remain moderately dry. The abnormally dry conditions are sporadic in the southern area of the state, mostly in Sumter and Choctaw counties along the Alabama-Mississippi state line and also in Geneva, Houston and Hendry counties along the Alabama-Georgia line.
Dry conditions in South Carolina are still moderate along the eastern part of the state; starting in Jasper County and moving northward to Horry and Marion counties.
The same is true for the dry conditions in North Carolina where the worst areas are along the Atlantic coast. Moderately dry conditions start in Brunswick County and move northward to Tyrrell and Dare counties.
Severe drought conditions are also present in parts of Onslow, Duplin, Pender, New Hanover and Brunswick counties.