Here is the latest drought update issued this morning by the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Severe drought has, unfortunately, expanded back into much of Monroe, Conecuh, and Escambia counties in southwest Alabama.
We need rain! Not much rain in the forecast in the days ahead. https://t.co/Sks3qnyRD0
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
Isolated showers have developed this afternoon near Gulf Shores, Dauphin Island, Lillian, Pirates Cove, Downtown Pensacola, Tiger Point, and Navarre.
These showers are drifting south. https://t.co/49hkad3tfy
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
RT @WxNB_: Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Polo.
Simply incredible. https://t.co/Inb1Njb5HS
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
Tropical Storm Fay is WELL away from any land areas in the open waters of the north-central Atlantic Ocean. Fay was described as “resilient” by the National Hurricane Center in their latest advisory.
The storm is forecast to strengthen to moderate tropical storm intensity (60 https://t.co/eFaEGiucNj
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
RT @NWSMobile: 🌀 51 Years Ago – Storm surge from Hurricane #Eloise was extensive along the coast with storm tide as high as 10.6 feet in De…
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
RT @RobMayeda: When mistrust of the news media hits new lows, headlines like this will be one of the reasons why.
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
We’re probably done with the *upper* 90s and 100s for 2026. High temperatures look to be in the upper 80s for the foreseeable future. Subtle changes pointing to fall! https://t.co/wlWJToht9i
— Spinks Megginson (@rzweather) September 24, 2026
