Drought season still upon us

Extreme Drought Conditions Expand Across Northeast Georgia,
Upstate South Carolina, and the Southwest North Carolina
Mountains while Severe Drought Conditions Spread into the North
Carolina Foothills…

August’s above-normal rainfall has been erased by significant
deficits in September and October for most of the region.
Areas that experienced brief recovery from drought are
experiencing significant deterioration in soil moisture,
streamflows, and reservoir levels, exacerbating ongoing
agricultural impacts.  Unfortunately, rainfall is expected to
remain well below-normal for November and perhaps into December,
resulting in expanding and more severe drought conditions
for most of the region at least through the end of autumn.