Last Updated on March 27, 2025 5:30 pm
In the latest drought update for North Carolina, most of the counties in the state are under some drought classification.
In the High County, all of Watauga and Avery are in Moderate drought status.
Meanwhile, Ashe County is split between abnormally dry and moderate drought status.
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
- Onslow
Total: 1
D1 – Moderate Drought
- Alexander
- Anson
- Ashe
- Avery
- Beaufort
- Bertie
- Bladen
- Brunswick
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Cabarrus
- Caldwell
- Camden
- Carteret
- Catawba
- Cherokee
- Chowan
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Columbus
- Craven
- Currituck
- Duplin
- Edgecombe
- Gaston
- Graham
- Greene
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Hoke
- Iredell
- Jackson
- Jones
- Lee
- Lenoir
- Lincoln
- Macon
- Madison
- Martin
- McDowell
- Mecklenburg
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- New Hanover
- Pamlico
- Pasquotank
- Pender
- Perquimans
- Pitt
- Polk
- Richmond
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Stanly
- Stokes
- Surry
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Tyrrell
- Union
- Washington
- Watauga
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Wilson
- Yadkin
- Yancey
Total: 70
D0 – Abnormally Dry
- Alamance
- Alleghany
- Caswell
- Chatham
- Cumberland
- Dare
- Davidson
- Davie
- Durham
- Forsyth
- Gates
- Granville
- Guilford
- Halifax
- Harnett
- Hertford
- Hyde
- Johnston
- Northampton
- Orange
- Person
- Randolph
- Robeson
- Rockingham
- Vance
- Wake
- Warren
Total: 27
