As Tropical Storm Barry moves out of the state, having provided up to 8 inches of rain to help quell the Florida drought, Alabama residents sigh about missing the beneficial rain. These incredible AP Photos* were taken in Florida last month, and Alabama yesterday.

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Deep cracks cover the bottom of what should be five-feet deep Lake Okeechobee near Okeechobee, Fla. in this May 1, 2007 file photo. State water and wildlife managers are taking advantage of unprecedented drought conditions by removing life-choking muck along Lake Okeechobee's shoreline. The 500,000 cubic yards of rotted, dead plant life and sediment will be trucked from the southwest portion of the lake starting Thursday, May 23, 2007, to pastures for disposal. Its removal over several months will return the lake's bottom along its shoreline in that area to a more natural sandy base and create clearer water and better habitat for plants and wildlife. (AP Photo/J. Pat Carter, File)

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Teresa Adams, supervisory park ranger at the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Ala., walks through a dried-up cypress swamp on Friday, June 1, 2007. Officials say the northern two-thirds of Alabama is in an extreme drought, and no extended rainfall is in the forecast. (AP Photo/Jay Reeves)

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