Drought conditions improved a little bit over the Southeast last week thanks to scattered showers and storms. Additional minor improvement is possible this weekend. Scattered showers and thunderstorms produced .10 to 1.0 inch over much of GA and SC through late Thursday.

Here is the latest drought status:

Click here for the latest Georgia drought information.

To visit the Drought Monitor official website: http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html

Enjoy a new interactive government website dedicated to the drought: http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt

Water restrictions continue for all of Georgia due to the drought.

For Columbia County residents, please visit http://www.columbiacountyga.gov/Index.aspx?page=2662 for current water restrictions.

For Richmond County residents, please visit http://www.augustaga.gov/departments/utilities/home.asp for current water restrictions.

For more information on Georgia water restrictions, please visit the Environmental Protection Division at: http://www.gaepd.org/Documents/outdoorwater.html

No statewide water restrictions are active for South Carolina.