MIDWAY, Fla. (WTXL) -- A more-active late-fall weather pattern impacting the Southeast provided generous rain, backing many areas away from the worst of the drought classifications in north Florida and southern Georgia.
Rain totals exceeding two inches since late last week put a dent in the Moderate and Severe drought levels across the Big Bend. Areas just east of the Ochlockonee River through the St. Johns River region are still Abnormally Dry in this week's Drought Monitor info release.
Drought conditions remain significant in south Georgia, but also improved from previous weeks. Severe drought classification continues in the interior along U.S. 82, but it is an improvement from the Extreme range that covered many areas around the Flint River and the tri-state junction.
Extreme and spotty Exceptional drought conditions persist in west-central Georgia near the Chattahoochee River.
Parts of the parched and fire-ravaged interior Southeast and mountainous regions also received beneficial rainfall since early last week, resulting in at least a one-category improvement in drought levels.
