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Drought Monitor History

Counties Under Current Advisory

D4 - Exceptional Drought

Buncombe County
Burke County
Cleveland County
Gaston County
Haywood County
Henderson County
Jackson County
Lincoln County
McDowell County
Polk County
Rutherford County
Transylvania County
Yancey County

Total: 13

D3 - Extreme Drought

Alexander County
Anson County
Avery County
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Davidson County
Davie County
Forsyth County
Graham County
Iredell County
Macon County
Madison County
Mecklenburg County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Rowan County
Stanly County
Swain County
Union County
Watauga County
Wilkes County
Yadkin County

Total: 25

D2 - Severe Drought

Alleghany County
Ashe County
Guilford County
Moore County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Stokes County
Surry County

Total: 8

D1 - Moderate Drought

Alamance County
Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Camden County
Carteret County
Caswell County
Chatham County
Chowan County
Columbus County
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Dare County
Duplin County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Granville County
Greene County
Harnett County
Hoke County
Hyde County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lee County
Lenoir County
Martin County
Nash County
New Hanover County
Onslow County
Orange County
Pamlico County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Person County
Pitt County
Robeson County
Rockingham County
Sampson County
Scotland County
Tyrrell County
Wake County
Washington County
Wayne County
Wilson County

Total: 47

D0 - Abnormally Dry

Franklin County
Gates County
Halifax County
Hertford County
Northampton County
Vance County
Warren County

Total: 7