Drought in Elmore, Alabama

Elmore County began May in Severe (D2) drought, with the southern third in Extreme (D3) drought. D3 was removed and D2 was reduced to the southern half of the county by mid-month.

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.