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
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
