RALEIGH, N.C. (WECT) – The latest drought advisory has found 11 counties in eastern North Carolina to be experiencing severe drought conditions.
North Carolina’s Drought Management Advisory Council (DMAC) says severe drought is impacting portions of:
- Pender County
- Beaufort County
- Dare County
- Duplin County
- Greene County
- Hyde County
- Martin County
- Onslow County
- Pitt County
- Tyrrell County
- Washington County
“This current dry spell in North Carolina began with a very dry October and warm November,” said Klaus Albertin, chair of the DMAC. “We have had a number of rain events, but the total monthly precipitation for many areas in the state has been below average in October, November and December. While some areas received four to 4 to 6 inches of snowfall last week, the water equivalence of snow is much less than rainfall, so the end effect was less than an inch of moisture.”
The DMAC has also listed 42 counties to be under moderate drought …