Drought in Autauga, Alabama

Autauga County began May with most of the county in Extreme (D3) drought conditions. D3 was removed by mid-month, and Severe (D2) was reduced to just the southeastern half by late 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.