Drought Information Statement for Central Alabama Valid December 11, 2025 Issued By: NWS Birmingham, AL Contact Information: sr-bmx.webmaster@noaa.gov This product will be updated only if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/bmx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. U.S. Drought Monitor National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Image Caption: U.S. Drought Monitor valid December 9, 2025. Drought intensity and Extent D4 Exceptional Drought: None. D3 Extreme Drought: Areas are still located in parts of the southwest. D2 and D1 Severe and Moderate Drought: Covers most of the area along and south of I-20 that is not covered in higher drought categories. D0 Abnormally Dry: The northern tier of counties has had the most rain during this dry spell but is still abnormally dry in many locations. Recent Change in Drought Intensity National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Areas in Blount, western Etowah and northeastern Winston. No Change: Covers most of the area. Drought Improved: Various locations around the area including drought removal in parts of the northwest. Precipitation Last 30 days National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Dry conditions persist across much of the deep south over the past 30 days. Very dry conditions have set in across the areas around US 80 and especially from Demopolis through Selma. Most central Alabama locations received below-average rainfall. Some heavier rainfall did occur around parts of Pike, Barbour and Bullock counties. The bullseye of heavier rain is also clearly seen on this map around Mobile and Baldwin counties. December's average weekly rainfall should be around 1.10 to 1.33 inches with monthly totals averaging around 5 inches. Summary of Impacts National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Hydrologic Impacts Streamflows have fluctuated greatly due to recent rainfall but continue an overall decline. At this time, most locations are below to well below normal. Agricultural Impacts No updates from the USDA have been reported. Fire Hazard Impacts There are no fire weather impacts at this time. Drought Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Streamflows are at or near normal across the northern half of the state but remain below across most of the southern half. Agricultural Impacts National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Soil Moisture continues a slow but steady decline even as intermittent rainfall occurs. There are no new crop reports at this time. Fire Hazard Impacts National Weather Service Birmingham, AL Keetch Byram Drought Index values are averaging over 600 over most of the central Alabama area. Risks for fires are elevated. Fire Hazard Impacts National Weather Service Birmingham, AL The latest Alabama drought declaration map has all of Alabama in either an advisory, watch or warning status. Seven Day Precipitation Forecast National Weather Service Birmingham, AL A below average to above rainfall pattern is expected over the next 7 days. Rainfall amounts should average less than a half inch. This would allow for drought conditions to worsen and some expansion of the drought categories might occur. Medium-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage National Weather Service Birmingham, AL The outlook for the 8-14 day period is calling for higher probability of above average temperatures. This should carry through Christmas week. Rainfall probabilities during this same time-frame lend to a near average to below average pattern. Warmer temperatures and average to below average rainfall would not improve the current drought conditions. Drought Outlook National Weather Service Birmingham, AL The latest seasonal outlook released by the CPC on November 30th shows areas of improvement across the deep south. This will likely take some time to occur as the current pattern and medium range outlook are more favorable for a steady state drought.