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Your Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor Update

All of the state of California continues to suffer from severe drought conditions or worse, and little to no relief is expected anytime soon. In Texas, recent rains have helped conditions to improve somewhat, especially in the western portions of the state, but it still wasn’t enough to bust the drought. The exceptional drought conditions persist in Texas, as well as Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico and Nevada.

For Alabama, locations across the Tennessee Valley continue to be the driest areas. Abnormally dry conditions persist in Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, Marshall, and DeKalb counties. Last week’s analysis had 7.01% of the state suffering from these conditions. This week, 1.19% of the state has added back into this category, and the latest analysis shows 8.20% of the state suffering from abnormally dry conditions.

Last week, moderate drought conditions were impacting 0.54% of the state. This week, that number has remained the same. The moderate drought conditions are confined to the extreme northwestern corner of Alabama affecting parts of Lauderdale and Colbert counties. Hopefully the rain this week, and the scattered showers and storms in the forecast will help alleviate these conditions.

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Your Weekly U.S. Drought Monitor Update

Little to no change in the drought conditions across much of the U.S. Terrible drought, categorized as exceptional, continues across the Southern Plains and along the West Coast. All of the state of California is suffering from severe drought conditions or worse, and little to no relief is expected anytime soon. In Texas, just over 25% of the state is experiencing exceptional drought conditions. However, there is some great news for the Lone Star State and the southern Plains. Over the next 5-7 days, several inches of rain are forecast to impact the drought stricken areas.

For Alabama, the rain last week helped improve conditions a bit. Locations across the Tennessee Valley continue to be the driest areas.  Abnormally dry conditions persist in Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Jackson, and DeKalb counties. Last week’s analysis had 8.86% of the state suffering from these conditions. This week, 1.85% of the state has been removed from this category, as the latest analysis shows only 7.01% of the state suffering from abnormally dry conditions.

Also last week, moderate drought conditions were affecting 2.12% of the state. This week, moderate drought conditions are only impacting 0.54% of the state, and are confined to the extreme northwestern corner of Alabama, affecting parts of Lauderdale and Colbert counties.

With little to no rain in the forecast, we are likely to see abnormally dry conditions expand across the state by the time next week’s monitor is released.

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Your Weekly Drought Monitor Update

Little to no change in the drought conditions across much of the U.S. Terrible drought, categorized as exceptional, continues across the Southern Plains and along the West Coast.

For Alabama, even though we received rain yesterday, much of the last week was dry. This has allowed areas across the Tennessee Valley to continue to dry out. Abnormally dry conditions are being reported in Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Morgan, Jackson, and DeKalb counties. Last week’s analysis had 5.32% of the state suffering from these conditions. This week, another 3.54% of the state was added, for a total of 8.86% of the state in abnormally dry conditions. As of now, all the very dry weather remains limited to the Tennessee Valley of the state.

Also last week, abnormally dry was the only category showing up in Alabama. This week, moderate drought conditions are back in Alabama and at this time, are confined to the far northwestern part of the state, affecting much of Lauderdale County, as well as portions of Limestone and Colbert counties. The moderate drought conditions amount to 2.12% of the state.

With little to no rain in the forecast the next seven days, we are likely to see abnormally dry conditions expand across the state.

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