Very little rain is forecast into next week for the Southeast as the drought conditions are expected to worsen. Several areas are now seeing an extreme to exceptional drought according to the National Drought Mitigation Center.
#Drought conditions rapidly worsening in the southeastern U.S.https://t.co/wsKakwPNlQ
— Drought Center (@DroughtCenter) November 3, 2016
Inciweb continues to show several dozen active fires burning in the Southeast. Other recent fire areas are being monitored closely by USDA Forest Service.
Smoke plumes from the fires are able to be seen on satellite imagery.
Large fires burning in the Appalachians, including in north GA, can be seen on the visible satellite. We need rain! #gawx pic.twitter.com/u8aMyWNn1m
— NWS Atlanta (@NWSAtlanta) November 7, 2016
NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP spies massive smoke plumes rising above the mountains of western North Carolina on 11/7. More at https://t.co/chWwL9SiVY pic.twitter.com/o85ybx4z8U
— NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) November 8, 2016
Rainfall over the drought stricken areas has been extremely limited over the last month, with some areas setting record stretches without seeing a drop of rain.
Alabama is one of the worst states for the drought with all counties now under a drought emergency. Burning is banned across the state, along with Western North Carolina and parts of Tennessee.
NO BURN Order expanded STATEWIDE! Outdoor burning now prohibited in all 67 Ala counties. For the full scoop, visit https://t.co/uynP8SAbJ2
— ALForestryComm (@ALForestryComm) November 7, 2016
There is a ban on all open burning and all burning permits have been canceled as of 5 p.m. for 25 western counties. https://t.co/8zRBPn4M5r
— N.C. Forest Service (@ncforestservice) November 7, 2016
Very dry conditions continue Tuesday. Please, NO unnecessary outdoor burning. OBEY all burn bans! #mrxwx #tnwx #vawx #ncwx pic.twitter.com/7UvSbzSV3X
— NWSMorristown (@NWSMorristown) November 8, 2016
With low humidity and warm temperatures, this will not help the fire danger that continues in several areas. Many areas under the worst drought conditions are expected to stay dry though the weekend.
For WeatherNation: Meteorologist Mace Michaels