Last Updated on August 15, 2024 1:16 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina conditions are much improved across the state but the High Country continues to be classified in drought status.
The recent rainfall from Storm Debby was the major contributing factor to counties outside of the High Country now no longer in any drought situation. However on the mountain, we didn't quite get enough rain to wipe out the deficit.
A majority of Watauga, Ashe, and Avery remain in abnormally dry status this week.
The weekly
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
- Yadkin
Total: 1
D1 – Moderate Drought
- Clay
- Columbus
- Davie
- Forsyth
- Rockingham
- Stokes
Total: 6
D0 – Abnormally Dry
- Alexander
- Alleghany
- Ashe
- Avery
- Bladen
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Caldwell
- Carteret
- Caswell
- Catawba
- Cherokee
- Cleveland
- Davidson
- Gaston
- Graham
- Greene
- Guilford
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Iredell
- Jackson
- Jones
- Lenoir
- Lincoln
- Macon
- Madison
- McDowell
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Onslow
- Pitt
- Polk
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Robeson
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Scotland
- Surry
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Union
- Watauga
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Yancey
Total: 48
D3 – Extreme Drought
Total: 0
