Areas to west continue to suffer from the drought as the very dry weather persist. There have been some areas that have seen conditions improve especially areas of the Central and Northern Rockies. However, we have seen exceptional drought conditions continue to expand across the Southern Plains and Texas. These conditions have expanded to include much of the Texas Panhandle, and down towards the Big Bend of Texas as well. Elsewhere, exceptional drought conditions persist in portions of California, Nevada, New Mexico, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
For Alabama, April did in fact bring a lot of showers. Most areas saw an abundance of rain over the last month, and it has all but alleviated any drought conditions for the state. There remain a few abnormally dry areas in the northern part of the state. These conditions continue to affect portions of Lauderdale, Colbert, Franklin, Limestone, Lawrence, Jackson, and DeKalb Counties.
The forecast for the next 6-8 days, shows almost no chance of rain. That will give many areas a chance to dry out, but could also begin to allow the abnormally dry conditions to expand, and perhaps allow some drought conditions to return.
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