Half of North Carolina is now in extreme or exceptional drought

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 9, 2026

Words: 587

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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Recent scattered showers were a welcome relief for central North Carolina this week, but a newly released report from the U.S. Drought Monitor finds much of the state remains mired in a seemingly endless drought. According to Thursday’s report, 43.6% of the state is in extreme drought, an 8% increase since last week. Six percent of the state is gripped by exceptional drought, the most extreme classification.

State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler told Gov. Josh …

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