Last Updated on December 26, 2021 9:47 am
In the latest drought update, Watauga, Ashe and Avery counties are in moderate drought.
The weekly update, put out on Tuesday by the North Carolina Drought Management Council, shows 50 counties in the Severe Drought category.
36 counties are in Moderate Drought. 14 counties are 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
Alexander
Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Cabarrus
Camden
Caswell
Catawba
Chowan
Cleveland
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
Gaston
Gates
Greene
Harnett
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Johnston
Lee
Lenoir
Lincoln
Martin
Mecklenburg
Moore
Northampton
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Richmond
Robeson
Rowan
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
Tyrrell
Union
Washington
Wayne
Wilson
Total: 50
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alamance
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Brunswick
Burke
Caldwell
Carteret
Chatham
Columbus
Davidson
Durham
Forsyth
Franklin
Granville
Guilford
Halifax
Jones
McDowell
Montgomery
Nash
New Hanover
Onslow
Orange
Pender
Randolph
Rockingham
Rutherford
Stokes
Surry
Vance
Wake
Warren
Watauga
Wilkes
Yadkin
Total: 36
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Buncombe
Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Haywood
Henderson
Jackson
Macon
Madison
Mitchell
Polk
Swain
Transylvania
Yancey
Total: 14
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