Is Cleburne County in a drought?

• D0 Abnormally dry
• D1 Moderate drought
• D2 Severe drought
• D3 Extreme drought
• D4 Exceptional drought

• D0 Abnormally dry
• D1 Moderate drought
• D2 Severe drought
• D3 Extreme drought
• D4 Exceptional drought

Weeks with some drought

498 of 1,396 (36%)

Worst category reached

D4 Exceptional drought, last the week of Dec 27, 2016

Most widespread

100% in drought, week of May 26, 2026

Longest spell

92 weeks, Mar 13, 2007 to Dec 9, 2008

Last in drought

Week of Jun 16, 2026

Monthly outlook, Oct 2026

No drought expected

Seasonal outlook, through December 31 (issued Sep 30)

No drought expected

The monthly outlook is issued on the last day of each month, the seasonal one on the third Thursday. CPC's discussion.

Drawn from the Drought Impact Reporter and local observers.

The Drought Monitor does not issue burn bans or water restrictions. Cleburne County's officials, the state forestry or fire agency, and local water utilities set them, often once drought reaches D2 or dry fuels raise the fire danger. Check the county's emergency management office or fire marshal for a ban in force, and the alerts page for red flag warnings and fire weather watches.

The Southeastern states were a mixed bag, with Virginia and North Carolina experiencing several inches of beneficial rainfall earlier in the week, leading to drought improvement, especially in the western parts of these states. Some abnormal dryness and moderate drought set in over far southeastern Virginia and the northeast coast of North Carolina. Florida was also a mixed bag, experiencing some improvements around Miami metro where 1-4 inches of rain fell this past week. But as is typically the case for Florida summers, rainfall was spotty so some areas had slight degradations in drought conditions, which has been persistently stubborn across Florida this summer. Alabama and Georgia were mostly dry, and despite the return to near-seasonably normal temperatures, both states had worsening drought with the addition of severe and extreme drought categories this week, largely contributed by the extraordinary September heat wave.

Looking ahead

Ongoing substantial rain was falling Tuesday morning at the onset of the new U.S. Drought Monitor week, from Arizona and New Mexico into the Central and High Plains. This excessive rainy system connected to Hurricane Polo is projected to continue eastward this week into the High Plains, Midwest, and South regions. The Weather Prediction Center has moderate threats for excessive rainfall from the Southwest into Texas, Oklahoma, northward into Nebraska and Iowa. Drought-busting rains may be possible across the South as this weather system evolves this week. Looking into the next week, the Climate Prediction Center’s 6–10-day outlook indicates that well-above average temperatures will shift into the western states, along with below normal precipitation chances. Meanwhile, above average precipitation chances are projected from southern Texas into the southeastern states, including Florida. Above average precipitation chances are also projected for southeastern Alaska, with near neutral rainfall forecasts for Hawaii.

Written by Denise Gutzmer, National Drought Mitigation Center; Jonathan Case, NASA/MSFC, UAH. The national narrative.

D0 Abnormally dry

Going into or coming out of drought.

D1 Moderate drought

Some damage to crops and pastures; water shortages developing.

D2 Severe drought

Crop or pasture losses likely; water restrictions imposed.

D3 Extreme drought

Major crop and pasture losses; widespread water shortages.

D4 Exceptional drought

Exceptional and widespread losses; water emergencies.

The US Drought Monitor is drawn every week by authors at the National Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA, who weigh rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow, groundwater, vegetation health and reports from local observers. Each map shows conditions through Tuesday morning and is released on Thursday. It shows where drought is and how bad it is; it does not forecast it. CPC's outlooks do that.

• Calhoun CountyD0 Abnormally dry
• Carroll County, GAD1 Moderate drought
• Cherokee CountyD1 Moderate drought
• Clay CountyD0 Abnormally dry
• Haralson County, GAD0 Abnormally dry
• Polk County, GAD1 Moderate drought
• Randolph CountyD1 Moderate drought
• Talladega CountyD1 Moderate drought

Statistics and narrative from the US Drought Monitor, courtesy of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, with USDA and NOAA. Outlooks from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. Impacts from NDMC's State Impacts tool.