The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that northern areas that received a lot of rain last week generally saw an improvement in dry conditions, but other areas that did not receive much rain are showing an expansion of drought and dry conditions. The biggest increase in severe (D2) drought coverage is in the Florida panhandle and adjoining areas of Alabama and Georgia. Rain that has occurred since the data cutoff on Tuesday should help keep this from getting worse in next week’s map even though not a lot of rain is expected in the next seven days. You can see the changes in the change map shown below the DM map.
