Drought — Tuscaloosa, Alabama

2025-10-01 to 2025-10-31 · Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Event narrative

The southern half to two-thirds of Tuscaloosa County remained in at least Severe (D2) drought throughout October, with Extreme (D3) conditions across the southern third of the county. By late month, D3 was confined to the far southeast, while D2 remained across roughly the southern half.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions slowly expanded and worsened across the southern half of Central Alabama during October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293781. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.