Recent rains were not enough to lift state's burn bans

Despite rainfall in many areas of the state over the weekend, it was not enough to remove the No Burn or fireworks restrictions in 40 counties.

Clarke County remains under a fire alert, meaning burn permits are heavily restricted.

Officials with the Alabama Forestry Commission (AFC) say that although the surface layer of ground fuel may be wet, in a few days this will dry out putting us back in a critical situation. According to the AFC, spotty afternoon showers provide temporary relief, but it will take several days of continuous rain to justify lifting the No Burn. Under a No Burn any type of outdoor burning is prohibited. All 40 counties in the No Burn are under a D-4 drought level; the highest you can reach on the drought scale.

Counties under the No Burn include: Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Coosa, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Marion, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, and Winston.

The remaining 27 counties in Alabama continue in a Fire Alert status, where permits for outdoor burning are issued only on a restricted basis.

For more information about the No Burn and drought conditions visit the Alabama Forestry Commission's web page at www.forestry.alabama.gov.

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