Last Updated on June 27, 2024 4:12 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, all of Watauga and Avery counties in the abnormally dry category. Meanwhile, about a 1/4 of Ashe is in Moderate Drought while the rest is in abnormally dry status. This is the first time since January 9th that any portion of the High Country has been in moderate drought status.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows zero counties in the Extreme Drought status, 0 counties in the Severe Drought category, 57 counties in Moderate Drought, and 24 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.
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alamance
Alleghany
Ashe
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Camden
Caswell
Chowan
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gates
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Martin
Nash
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Robeson
Rockingham
Sampson
Stokes
Surry
Tyrrell
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Total: 57
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Alexander
Anson
Avery
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Carteret
Catawba
Chatham
Clay
Cleveland
Davidson
Gaston
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Iredell
Jackson
Lee
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
New Hanover
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Rowan
Rutherford
Scotland
Stanly
Swain
Transylvania
Union
Watauga
Yancey
Total: 42
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