Last Updated on March 27, 2025 5:30 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, most of the counties in the state are under some drought classification.
In the High County, all of Watauga and Avery are in Moderate drought status.
Meanwhile, Ashe County is split between abnormally dry and moderate drought status.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows zero counties in the Extreme Drought status, 1 county in the Severe Drought category, 70 counties in Moderate Drought, and 27 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
Onslow
Total: 1
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alexander
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Catawba
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Currituck
Duplin
Edgecombe
Gaston
Graham
Greene
Haywood
Henderson
Hoke
Iredell
Jackson
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
New Hanover
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Pitt
Polk
Richmond
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Total: 70
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Alamance
Alleghany
Caswell
Chatham
Cumberland
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Durham
Forsyth
Gates
Granville
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Hertford
Hyde
Johnston
Northampton
Orange
Person
Randolph
Robeson
Rockingham
Vance
Wake
Warren
Total: 27
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