US National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center

06/18/2026

The remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur will continue to bring heavy rainfall to Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi through Sunday causing widespread action and minor river flooding and scattered significant flooding. Check out our latest briefing athttps://www.weather.gov/media/serfc/DSSBuilder/decision_support_briefing.pdf

06/17/2026

Widespread Action stage rises and scattered Minor stage rises are still likely across the SERFC area due to heavy rainfall, fueled by moisture from Tropical Storm Arthur. Isolated Moderate stage rises are possible in the hardest hit areas.

06/16/2026

Widespread moderate to heavy rain is expected over western Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Numerous action stage rises and scattered minor stage rises along rivers in the Alabama, South Alabama, and Tombigbee River Basins are likely. Isolated impacts in other areas are possible. To view our full briefing, visithttps://www.weather.gov/media/serfc/DSSBuilder/decision_support_briefing.pdf

06/15/2026

A wet pattern over the region will bring heavy rainfall to the Alabama, South Alabama, and Tombigbee River Basins over the next week. To see our latest briefing, follow this link:https://www.weather.gov/media/serfc/DSSBuilder/decision_support_briefing.pdf

05/28/2026

A more wet, active pattern over the Southeast has led to improvements in conditions over the past two week, with some locations even seeing two class improvements.

05/22/2026

Drought persists for much of the Southeast. While there are elevated chances for above normal precipitation over the next two weeks, consistent above normal rainfall amounts would be required over a longer span of time to completely end the ongoing drought. To learn more, take a look at our most recent Water Resources Outlook athttps://www.weather.gov/media/serfc/alert/SERFC_WRO_May2026.pdf

05/14/2026

The past week or so has seen welcome rain over the Southeast, which provided a little bit of much needed relief. Even with the recent rain though, drought conditions remain and more rain will be needed to achieve total drought relief.

05/09/2026

05/09/2026

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