Drought — Marion, Alabama

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-30 · Marion, Alabama

Event narrative

Drought severity decreased from severe (D2) to moderate (D1) in late January.

Wider weather episode

Dry conditions over the last few months of 2023 lingered into January. Drought levels slowly improved during the month, with 6-10 inches of rainfall across Central Alabama throughout January. Much of the rain came during the last two weeks of January, resulting in a reduction of most areas to moderate (D1) drought or lower by the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1150291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.