Last Updated on July 8, 2024 4:54 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, a good portion of Watauga, Ashe & Avery and are in the moderate drought category. Meanwhile, about a 1/4 of each of the counties are in the abnormally dry status.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows zero counties in the Extreme Drought status, 10 counties in the Severe Drought category, 69 counties in Moderate Drought, and 21 counties in Abnormally Dry status.
Drought categories are based on streamflow, groundwater levels, the amount of water stored in reservoirs, soil moisture, the time of year, and other relevant factors for assessing the extent and severity of dry conditions.
D2 – Severe Drought
Beaufort
Bertie
Columbus
Craven
Greene
Martin
Pamlico
Pitt
Stokes
Wayne
Total: 10
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Caldwell
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Chowan
Clay
Cumberland
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gates
Graham
Granville
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Macon
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Sampson
Scotland
Surry
Tyrrell
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Total 69
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Anson
Burke
Cabarrus
Camden
Cherokee
Cleveland
Currituck
Gaston
Haywood
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
McDowell
Mecklenburg
New Hanover
Rutherford
Stanly
Swain
Transylvania
Union
Yancey
Total: 21
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