Counties with the worst droughts in Alabama
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- Abnormally dry: 57.8%
- Area in drought: 35.6% (#26 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 24.8%
--- Severe drought: 10.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 35.6% (#26 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 24.8%
--- Severe drought: 10.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Alabama statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Tallapoosa County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Talladega County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Randolph County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Macon County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lee County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Etowah County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
DeKalb County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Clay County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Chambers County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Calhoun County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bullock County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 98.9%
--- Severe drought: 1.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 98.9%
--- Severe drought: 1.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Baldwin County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 98.3%
--- Severe drought: 1.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 98.3%
--- Severe drought: 1.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Montgomery County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 96.4%
--- Severe drought: 3.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 96.4%
--- Severe drought: 3.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Marshall County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 76.6%
--- Severe drought: 23.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 76.6%
--- Severe drought: 23.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Escambia County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 75.5%
--- Severe drought: 24.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 75.5%
--- Severe drought: 24.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Franklin County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 73.3%
--- Severe drought: 26.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 73.3%
--- Severe drought: 26.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pike County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 63.0%
--- Severe drought: 37.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 63.0%
--- Severe drought: 37.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Jackson County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 61.0%
--- Severe drought: 39.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 61.0%
--- Severe drought: 39.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dale County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 59.7%
--- Severe drought: 40.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 59.7%
--- Severe drought: 40.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Mobile County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 50.7%
--- Severe drought: 49.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 50.7%
--- Severe drought: 49.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Coosa County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 45.9%
--- Severe drought: 54.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 45.9%
--- Severe drought: 54.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Lowndes County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 40.6%
--- Severe drought: 59.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 40.6%
--- Severe drought: 59.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Elmore County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 26.6%
--- Severe drought: 73.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 26.6%
--- Severe drought: 73.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Autauga County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 24.0%
--- Severe drought: 76.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 24.0%
--- Severe drought: 76.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Covington County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 23.3%
--- Severe drought: 76.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 23.3%
--- Severe drought: 76.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Clarke County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 16.2%
--- Severe drought: 83.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 16.2%
--- Severe drought: 83.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Crenshaw County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.5%
--- Severe drought: 85.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 14.5%
--- Severe drought: 85.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Monroe County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 6.2%
--- Severe drought: 93.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 6.2%
--- Severe drought: 93.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Coffee County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 2.9%
--- Severe drought: 97.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 2.9%
--- Severe drought: 97.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Conecuh County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Houston County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Geneva County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 100.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Butler County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.7%
--- Severe drought: 21.2%
--- Extreme drought: 6.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.7%
--- Severe drought: 21.2%
--- Extreme drought: 6.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Dallas County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 4.7%
--- Severe drought: 84.1%
--- Extreme drought: 11.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 4.7%
--- Severe drought: 84.1%
--- Extreme drought: 11.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Wilcox County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 4.1%
--- Severe drought: 76.6%
--- Extreme drought: 19.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 4.1%
--- Severe drought: 76.6%
--- Extreme drought: 19.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Madison County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 24.5%
--- Severe drought: 44.2%
--- Extreme drought: 31.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 24.5%
--- Severe drought: 44.2%
--- Extreme drought: 31.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Washington County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 29.3%
--- Extreme drought: 70.7%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 29.3%
--- Extreme drought: 70.7%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Marengo County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.9%
--- Severe drought: 59.6%
--- Extreme drought: 38.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.7%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.9%
--- Severe drought: 59.6%
--- Extreme drought: 38.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.7%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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