Drought in Chambers, Alabama

Chambers County began May with Severe (D2) drought across most of the county, with Extreme (D3) conditions across the southern quarter. D3 was removed mid-month, with D2 persisting throughout May.

Worsening drought conditions continued into early May across Central Alabama. Following a severe weather event on May 6-7 in which 3 to 5 inches of rain fell across southern counties of Central Alabama, conditions began to slowly improve. A pattern change came by mid-May as ridging retreated off the East Coast and a persistent troughing setup over the Central U.S. served to return moist southerly flow to Alabama. With it, rainfall increased drastically across the region, and drought conditions improved by late month.