Alabama Pulls Out Of A 2-Year-Long Drought

Alabama Rain A wet December has been a gift from Mother Nature just in time for Christmas.
by The Associated Press
Published: Thu, December 18, 2008 - 10:19 am CST Last Updated: Thu, December 18, 2008 - 10:21 am CST
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Alabama finally has emerged from a
two-year drought after a wet December.
A federal assessment released Thursday showed that none of the
state is considered to be in a drought anymore. That's a huge
improvement from this time last year, when drought conditions
covered almost 80 percent of the state.
Despite the improvement, the U.S. Drought Monitor said about 23
percent of the state remains abnormally dry. That area runs roughly
along Interstate 20/59 from west-central Alabama to northeast
Alabama.
The only parts of the South that remain in a drought are
northeast Georgia and the western tips of the Carolinas. Nearly 80
percent of the region was in a drought this time last year.
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southfan1981
southfan1981 Says:
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 1:23 pm

No wonder my water bill was low during the growing season.

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