Alabama, 2025

Drought in Alabama, October 28 to 31, 2025

October 28 to 31, 2025 · NWS BMX · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

Drought conditions slowly expanded and worsened across the southern half of Central Alabama during October.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.

Drought conditions slowly expanded and worsened across the southern half of Central Alabama during October.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Lowndes

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lowndes forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.155, -86.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Much of the county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Montgomery

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Much of the county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Lee

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.601, -85.356 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Portions of the county were upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Macon

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Macon forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.386, -85.693 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Pike

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
31.803, -85.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Russell

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Russell forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.288, -85.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Barbour

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Barbour forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
31.870, -85.393 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

Drought, Bullock

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bullock forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.100, -85.716 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The county was upgraded to Severe (D2) drought conditions in late October.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1293804, 1293805, 1293806, 1293807, 1293808, 1293809, 1293810, 1293811.