Yeah saw that. I was wondering if that small storm was going to start training but it just went poof over Caroline/Dorchester.
The small storm did seem to be associated with the leading line of the smoke moving south east last night.
Here is how those determinations are made: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/About/AbouttheData/DroughtClassification.aspx. Summer rainfall does not generally help relieve longer term drought conditions that are dictated by year-on-year water budgets but can help sustain vegetation over the short term.