North Carolina
Drought Management Advisory Council

Map Archives

May 27, 2025

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

  • Camden
  • Columbus
  • Currituck
  • Dare
  • Hyde
  • Pasquotank
  • Perquimans
  • Tyrrell
  • Washington

Total: 9

D0

  • Alamance
  • Alexander
  • Anson
  • Ashe
  • Avery
  • Beaufort
  • Bertie
  • Bladen
  • Brunswick
  • Cabarrus
  • Catawba
  • Chowan
  • Craven
  • Davidson
  • Davie
  • Duplin
  • Forsyth
  • Guilford
  • Iredell
  • Lincoln
  • Martin
  • Mecklenburg
  • Mitchell
  • Montgomery
  • New Hanover
  • Pamlico
  • Pender
  • Randolph
  • Rowan
  • Stanly
  • Stokes
  • Union
  • Watauga
  • Wilkes
  • Yadkin

Total: 35

Drought History (from the United States Drought Monitor)