Central Alabama's Drought: Another Rain Chance This Weekend

0:00It's April 29, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Birmingham News Today, local news powered by AI. Central Alabama finally caught a break with some real rain on Tuesday, the first solid downpour in months during their first alert weather day. The latest drought report out Thursday paints a rough picture, with big chunks of the state stuck in moderate, severe, or even extreme drought. Conditions. Heavy showers hit spots like Homewood, hard enough to flood roads, but chief meteorologist Wes Wyatt says this is just a start, not the fix we need. Areas around there are running more than 7 inches short of normal rainfall so far, especially tough since March and April rank is 2 of the, wetdest months, with April usually dropping over 5 inches on average. Why it warns that without more steady systems rolling through, those dry patches could snap right back in no time, keeping drought impacts in play. Looks like we might get another shot at relief this weekend, with a chance of more rain hitting our way.