The part of Georgia that is now considered “extremely” dry expanded by 20 percent over the past week. That means that 63 percent of the state now falls into that category including all of northeast Georgia.
“Exceptionally” dry conditions, the worst on the scale used by the U.S. Drought Monitor, now persist in a large area of south Georgia along the Florida line extending into parts of middle Georgia. Fourteen percent of the state now falls into that category.
Meanwhile, the level of Lake Lanier remained at 1066.0 Thursday.