Recent rains help some areas of North Carolina bust drought while rest of the state suffers
The recent heavy rainfall has helped bring some parts of eastern North Carolina out of drought conditions, but the rest of the state continues to dry out even further.
According to Thursday’s update of the N.C. Drought Monitor map, Currituck, Camden, and parts of Pasquotank and Gates counties are the only parts of the state that are no longer considered at least abnormally dry.
Dare County and Hyde County are still listed as counties with abnormally dry conditions.
A stalled frontal boundary dropped more than 8 inches of rain near Sunbury, N.C., with between 3 and 5 inches reported in other parts of the area that helped move many places out of moderate drought.
More rain is forecast to fall through the weekend in the region, with several inches already recorded along the Outer Banks and eastern N.C. since Wednesday night.
Elizabeth City set a new record for the date of July 18, with 4.08 inches recorded on Thursday.
But the rain may have come too late to salvage this year’s corn crop for many farmers, according to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council and N.C. Climate Office.
More rain is forecasted to arrive early next week as a cold front has stalled over the region. Some of the rain could be heavy at times in some locations, which could result in flash flooding.
