CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Mecklenburg County has been classified with severe drought conditions, according to the North Carolina Drought Advisory. The affected counties were updated on August 4th to reflect recent dry conditions in the Carolinas.
The Drought Advisory asks residents in all affected areas to implement drought response actions and limit their water usage. The full list of drought areas in North Carolina is included below. The counties in bold are the newly added areas experiencing severe droughts.
D2 – Severe Drought
Catawba County
Cleveland County
Gaston County
Lincoln County
Mecklenburg County
Rutherford County
Union County
Total: 7
D1 – Moderate Drought
Alexander County
Anson County
Burke County
Cabarrus County
Caldwell County
Davidson County
Davie County
Forsyth County
Henderson County
Iredell County
McDowell County
Polk County
Rowan County
Stanly County
Stokes County
Surry County
Wilkes County
Yadkin County
Total: 18
D0 – Abnormally Dry
Alamance County
Ashe County
Avery County
Bladen County
Buncombe County
Chatham County
Columbus County
Cumberland County
Durham County
Edgecombe County
Franklin County
Granville County
Greene County
Guilford County
Halifax County
Harnett County
Hoke County
Johnston County
Lee County
Madison County
Mitchell County
Montgomery County
Moore County
Nash County
Orange County
Randolph County
Richmond County
Robeson County
Sampson County
Scotland County
Transylvania County
Vance County
Wake County
Watauga County
Wayne County
Wilson County
Yancey County
