North Carolina Still in Drought | Fayetteville News

North Carolina’s drought crisis shows slight improvement, with 83% of the state still grappling with dry conditions — down from 87%, but still alarming. Central NC remains in severe D2 drought, while areas near the Virginia border like Halifax and Granville endure extreme D3 drought, begging for rain. August was one of the driest on record in central NC, with Raleigh-Durham seeing just over an inch — nearly three inches below average. A possible rainmaker later this week won’t fix much, as September looks hot and dry with no clear forecast for wetter or drier conditions. Normally, tropical systems bring about five and a quarter inches of rain — we’ll see if that changes. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e586bee664985fd3