Drought — Pickens, Alabama

2025-10-01 to 2025-10-28 · Pickens, Alabama

Event narrative

Much of Pickens County was in Extreme (D3) or Severe (D2) drought conditions through nearly all of October. By the end of the month, D2 was reduced to just the area along the Sipsey River.

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 1293782. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.