Despite recent rainfall earlier this week, drought conditions have worsened across Northwest Tallahassee, the Big Bend, and South Georgia as water levels remain below normal.
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Drought conditions continue to worsen despite recent rainfall
Every county across the Big Bend and South Georgia has been in an extreme drought for weeks. As of Thursday morning, parts of Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Lowndes, Echols, Madison, Hamilton, Suwannee, and Lafayette Counties are under an exceptional drought, the worst level possible.
“Exceptional drought developed along the Florida-Georgia state line, where soil moisture and precipitation deficits worsened, and several streamflow gauges moved into record-low territory for mid-March,” the United States Drought Monitor said…