Drought conditions are lessening across the Southeast, due to recent rain events. In the most recent U.S. Drought Monitor, extreme drought has been reduced across areas of North Alabama and North Georgia. Most of South Georgia is drought free, while only a couple of counties in the Florida Panhandle are abnormally dry.
Alabama remains the driest among the three states. Severe drought conditions cover most of the central and western areas of the state with extreme drought observed in two areas in the north, covering Shelby, Jefferson, Saint Clair, Blount, Etowah, Marshall, Dekalb and Cherokee counties in one; and Colbert, Lauderdale, Limestone and Lawrence counties in another.
All of northern Georgia are either abnormally dry, moderately dry, severely dry or extremely dry. The worst conditions are seen in Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Bartow, Gilmer, Pickens, Cherokee, Fannin and Union counties.
Increased rainfall has left Florida mostly drought free. The west coast remains dry, especially in Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee and Sarasota counties where extreme drought is observed.