Last Updated on May 12, 2022 6:30 pm
In the latest drought update, Watauga, Ashe and Avery counties are in the abnormally dry category.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows 11 counties in the Severe Drought category, 17 counties in Moderate Drought and 20 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
Bladen
Duplin
Edgecombe
Greene
Lenoir
Martin
Pender
Pitt
Sampson
Wayne
Wilson
Total: 11
D1 – Moderate Drought
Beaufort
Bertie
Brunswick
Carteret
Chowan
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Dare
Halifax
Jones
New Hanover
Onslow
Perquimans
Robeson
Tyrrell
Washington
Total: 17
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Alexander
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Caldwell
Camden
Currituck
Gates
Hertford
Hyde
Johnston
Mitchell
Nash
Northampton
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Warren
Watauga
Wilkes
Yancey
Total: 20
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