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Last Updated on August 22, 2024 12:44 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina conditions continue to be much improved across the state but the High Country continues to be classified in drought status.
A majority of Watauga, Ashe, and Avery continue 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.
D0 – Abnormally Dry
- Ashe
- Avery
- Burke
- Caldwell
- Cherokee
- Clay
- Graham
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Jackson
- Macon
- McDowell
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Watauga
- Wilkes
Total: 16