Weather Producer Mike Dangolovich

While Florida has received some beneficial rains over the past few weeks, the drought over the South has for the most part been intensifying and expanding in coverage over time.

Looking at the current Drought Monitor, severe, extreme and exceptional drought now covers much of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee and Kentucky.

But some good news in the form of rain is headed towards some of these areas today and tomorrow.

It appears that greater than an inch of rain, with locally higher amounts in thunderstorms, should occur over parts of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia.

This rain is much welcomed, especially since the current Drought Outlook issued by NOAA shows that the drought is likely to persist in much of the region.

So while the rains over the next couple of days will hardly put a dent in the drought conditions (for example, Birmingham, AL needs more than 16 inches of rain to put the city back to average precipitation wise), in this case, every little bit helps!