Last Updated on November 30, 2023 1:35 pm
In the latest drought update, Watauga, Ashe, and Avery counties continue in the severe drought category.
The weekly update, put out by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows 8 counties in the Extreme Drought status, 34 counties in the Severe Drought category, 25 counties in Moderate Drought, and 18 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.
D3 – Extreme Drought
Cherokee
Clay
Cleveland
Graham
Jackson
Macon
Rutherford
Swain
Total: 8
D2 – Severe Drought
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Buncombe
Burke
Caldwell
Caswell
Catawba
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
Gaston
Guilford
Haywood
Henderson
Iredell
Lincoln
McDowell
Mitchell
Polk
Rockingham
Rowan
Stanly
Stokes
Surry
Transylvania
Union
Vance
Warren
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Total: 34
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alamance
Cabarrus
Camden
Chatham
Currituck
Durham
Franklin
Granville
Hoke
Lee
Madison
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Onslow
Orange
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Scotland
Yancey
Total: 25
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Bladen
Brunswick
Chowan
Columbus
Cumberland
Dare
Duplin
Gates
Halifax
Harnett
Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Nash
New Hanover
Sampson
Tyrrell
Wake
Total: 18
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