Despite recent rainfall, exceptional drought conditions continue to be observed across the Southeast region. According to the May 7 release of the U.S. Drought Monitor, exceptional drought remains prevalent in North Florida and South Georgia.
In the Florida Panhandle, exceptional drought starts in Bay and Washington counties and expands eastward to Nassau, Baker, Bradford, Alachua and Levy counties. Exceptional drought in South Georgia starts in the southwest corner of the state in Seminole and Early counties, expands eastward to Camden, Glynn, McIntosh, Liberty, Bryan and Chatham counties, and northward to Candler, Bulloch and Screven counties.
Georgia
Extreme drought conditions are present throughout most of Georgia, especially in the central and northern parts of the state. There’s even a small area in the northeast part of the state, including portions of Madison, Banks, Franklin, Hart and Elbert counties, that is observing exceptional drought as well.
Florida
Extreme drought in Florida is observed throughout the remaining areas in the northern part of the state and down the west coast to the southern-most counties like Collier, Monroe, Broward and Miami-Dade.
Alabama
Alabama’s driest area is located across the southern part of the state. It starts in the southwest corner of the state in Mobile, Washington and Baldwin counties, expands eastward to the Alabama-Georgia state line in Houston, Henry, Barbour, Russell and Lee counties, and the southern half of Chambers county.
Severe drought is observed throughout North Alabama, though a small part of Dekalb and Jackson counties in the northeast corner of the state is experiencing extreme drought. Severe drought is observed along the Alabama-Georgia border in Cherokee, Cleburne, Randolph and Chambers counties.