Map Archives
February 17, 2026
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)
D3
- Cabarrus
- Edgecombe
- Halifax
- Nash
- Northampton
- Stanly
- Union
Total: 7
D2
- Alamance
- Alexander
- Anson
- Ashe
- Avery
- Beaufort
- Bertie
- Bladen
- Buncombe
- Burke
- Caldwell
- Caswell
- Catawba
- Chatham
- Cherokee
- Clay
- Cleveland
- Craven
- Cumberland
- Davidson
- Davie
- Duplin
- Durham
- Forsyth
- Franklin
- Gaston
- Graham
- Granville
- Greene
- Guilford
- Harnett
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Hertford
- Hoke
- Iredell
- Jackson
- Johnston
- Lee
- Lenoir
- Lincoln
- Macon
- Madison
- Martin
- McDowell
- Mecklenburg
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Orange
- Person
- Pitt
- Randolph
- Richmond
- Rockingham
- Rowan
- Rutherford
- Sampson
- Scotland
- Stokes
- Swain
- Transylvania
- Vance
- Wake
- Warren
- Washington
- Watauga
- Wayne
- Wilkes
- Wilson
- Yadkin
- Yancey
Total: 72
D1
- Alleghany
- Brunswick
- Camden
- Chowan
- Columbus
- Currituck
- Dare
- Gates
- Hyde
- Jones
- New Hanover
- Onslow
- Pamlico
- Pasquotank
- Pender
- Perquimans
- Polk
- Robeson
- Surry
- Tyrrell
Total: 20
D0
- Carteret
Total: 1