Carolinas are Drought Free!...for now... - Southern Farm Network

All North Carolina counties drought free for first time in months

For the first time in eight months, North Carolina is drought-free. In its latest advisory issued Thursday, the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council, or DMAC, announced that the state is, for the first time since Oct. 15, 2024, free of drought or abnormally dry conditions. “Due (to) the drought’s timing in winter and spring, impacts were limited, since it occurred at a time when water demands are typically lower,” Klaus Albertin, c…

Carolinas are Drought Free!...for now... - Southern Farm Network

Drought free and NC and SC can it be true? Well, we find out from Corey Davis, Assistant State Climatologist for North Carolina. And boy, that’s been a long time coming, but I understand actually no drought on the Drought Monitor for either of the Carolinas now. “That’s right, Mike, and this is a milestone that we’ve been waiting on for several weeks and even months now, this drought has been with us all winter, all spring. We’re finally getting…