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Aug 19, 2024 · Meanwhile, a drought that had spread across the state has been wiped out. WUNC's Will Michaels spoke with Assistant State Climatologist Corey Davis about North Carolina's rapid swing from...
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North Carolina Current Conditions. A number of physical indicators are important for monitoring drought, such as precipitation & temperature, water supply (e.g., streamflow, reservoirs), and soil moisture. Learn more about monitoring drought.
Jul 18, 2024 · Three clusters of NC counties face devastating drought conditions due to low rainfall since June. Forecast offers some hope for relief.
Jul 5, 2024 · On June 24, showers along the coastline dropped up to 2.74 inches in Newport, while June 30 saw more than 2 inches fall in pockets of eastern North Carolina, including river-raising totals of up to 8 inches in parts of Sampson County.
Jul 5, 2024 · With hot and dry conditions persisting across North Carolina, the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) has expanded its drought classifications across the state, and introduced the severe drought classification, or D2, for 10 counties.
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Learn more about North Carolina droughts with this story map. At their core, all droughts are caused when less precipitation falls than would be expected under normal circumstances. One cause for many summer-time droughts in North Carolina is a the development of a persistent high pressure area (or “ridge”) over the region.
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Jul 16, 2024 · About a quarter of N.C. counties are currently experiencing severe drought conditions. Lower elevations in the state should expect 4-5 inches of rain this time of year; the mountains should...
