As expected, the new Drought Monitor this morning shows a small expansion of extreme drought in northwestern Georgia and northern Alabama. Abnormally dry conditions also appeared in northern Virginia and the east coast of Florida this week. Since temperatures continue to be hot and precipitation below normal, this is likely to expand again in next week’s map. If you’ve got drought impacts to report, please send them to me or use the Drought Impact Reporter to submit a report at https://droughtreporter.unl.edu/map/.
