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Drought Classification LegendCounty and Basin LegendDisclaimer

Counties Under Current Advisory

D3 - Extreme Drought

Alexander County
Burke County
Caldwell County
Catawba County
Cleveland County
Gaston County
Henderson County
Iredell County
Lincoln County
McDowell County
Mecklenburg County
Polk County
Rutherford County

Total: 13

D2 - Severe Drought

Alamance County
Avery County
Buncombe County
Cabarrus County
Chatham County
Cherokee County
Clay County
Davidson County
Davie County
Forsyth County
Graham County
Guilford County
Haywood County
Jackson County
Macon County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Randolph County
Rowan County
Stanly County
Transylvania County
Union County
Wilkes County
Yadkin County
Yancey County

Total: 25

D1 - Moderate Drought

Alleghany County
Anson County
Ashe County
Caswell County
Durham County
Granville County
Harnett County
Hoke County
Lee County
Madison County
Moore County
Orange County
Person County
Richmond County
Rockingham County
Scotland County
Stokes County
Surry County
Swain County
Wake County
Watauga County

Total: 21

D0 - Abnormally Dry

Beaufort County
Bertie County
Bladen County
Brunswick County
Camden County
Chowan County
Columbus County
Craven County
Cumberland County
Currituck County
Duplin County
Edgecombe County
Franklin County
Gates County
Greene County
Halifax County
Hertford County
Johnston County
Jones County
Lenoir County
Martin County
Nash County
New Hanover County
Northampton County
Onslow County
Pasquotank County
Pender County
Perquimans County
Pitt County
Robeson County
Sampson County
Vance County
Warren County
Wayne County
Wilson County

Total: 35