North Carolina
Drought Management Advisory Council

Map Archives

September 19, 2023

Drought Classifications

D0 - Abnormally Dry
D1 - Moderate Drought
D2 - Severe Drought
D3 - Extreme Drought
D4 - Exceptional Drought

S - Short-Term impacts, typically less than 6 months (e.g. agriculture, grasslands)
L - Long-Term impacts, typically greater than 6 months (e.g. hydrology, ecology)

D1

  • Anson
  • Camden
  • Chowan
  • Currituck
  • Pasquotank
  • Perquimans

Total: 6

D0

  • Alamance
  • Beaufort
  • Bertie
  • Caswell
  • Chatham
  • Craven
  • Durham
  • Edgecombe
  • Franklin
  • Gates
  • Halifax
  • Johnston
  • Jones
  • Lee
  • Martin
  • Moore
  • Nash
  • Northampton
  • Orange
  • Pamlico
  • Person
  • Vance
  • Wake
  • Warren
  • Wilson

Total: 25

Drought History (from the United States Drought Monitor)