Drought Information Statement for Central Alabama
Valid June 11, 2026
Issued By: NWS Birmingham, AL
Contact Information: sr-bmx.webmaster@noaa.gov
This product will be updated only if drought conditions change significantly.  
DROUGHT CONDITIONS GREATLY IMPROVED DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL

Drought intensity and Extent
D4 Exceptional Drought: None.
D3 Extreme Drought: None.
D2 Severe Drought: None.
D1 & D0 Moderate/Abnormally Dry Drought: Most of the area is experiencing moderate drought or abnormally dry conditions.

Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. 
Drought Worsened: None.
No Change: None.
Drought Improvement: Every location in Central Alabama has seen drought conditions improve over the past 4 weeks. 
Recent Change in Drought Intensity

Summary of Impacts
Hydrologic Impacts 
Following a week of wet conditions, streamflows returned normal levels and above normal flows for this time of the year. A continued wet pattern will improve the deep soil moisture conditions over the next week. 
Agricultural Impacts
Agricultural conditions have improved significantly over the past month.
Fire Hazard Impacts
No significant fire weather impacts have been reported. 
Other Impacts
None  
Drought Mitigation Actions
Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for potential mitigation information.

Hydrologic Conditions & Impacts
With most of the couple of weeks being wetter than normal, streamflows have significantly increased as ample runoff from the heavy rains replenishes the soil moisture.   

Agricultural Impacts
Significant improvements have been occurring across the entire state over the past few weeks as frequent heavy rainfall has replenished the top soil depths of 100 cm. 

Fire Hazard Impacts
Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center.
There has been little in the way of wildfires over the past few weeks as rainfall has prevented any problem areas. This has been a significant and welcome change from earlier this year.
The Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) has rescinded the statewide Fire Alert.
For the rest of June, the current outlook calls for a normal wildfire potential. 

State Alerts
The latest Alabama drought declaration map released on May 18th has all of Alabama in either an watch or warning status. However, the upcoming release will show some improvement.

Seven Day Precipitation Forecast
The next 7 days will continue a wet pattern theme across much of the Deep South. This should allow for some potential improvements or at least maintaining the current status.  
Typically, Central Alabama should average around 1.15 to 1.5 inches per week in June. 

Two Week Outlook
The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage
The two week outlook, beginning on June 18th and is valid through June 24th, shows above normal temperatures are expected. 
Rainfall probabilities during this same time-frame are calling for near normal rainfall.

Drought Outlook
The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage
The latest seasonal outlook released by the CPC on May 31st and valid through August 31st is now showing little to no drought conditions across most of the state.