Last Updated on November 2, 2023 6:46 pm
In the latest drought update, Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties are in the moderate drought category.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows 14 counties in the Severe Drought category, 47 counties in Moderate Drought, and 33 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
Burke
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Gaston
Graham
Henderson
Jackson
Macon
McDowell
Polk
Rutherford
Swain
Transylvania
Total: 14
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
Guilford
Harnett
Haywood
Hoke
Iredell
Lee
Lincoln
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
Montgomery
Moore
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Scotland
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Tyrrell
Union
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Yancey
Total: 47
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Chowan
Columbus
Craven
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Franklin
Gates
Granville
Greene
Halifax
Hertford
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Lenoir
Madison
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Orange
Pender
Person
Sampson
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Total: 33
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