Current Drought Conditions for North Carolina - July 14, 2026
North Carolina Drought Report
As of July 14, 2026 approximately 87% (46,745 square miles) of North Carolina is under active drought conditions, with an additional 5% (2,530 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across North Carolina: 14.2% (7,644 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 37.2% (20,035 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 30.6% (16,446 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3); 4.9% (2,620 sq mi) Exceptional Drought (D4).
The interactive map below shows current North Carolina drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 2,530 | 4.7% | 4.7% |
| Moderate Drought | 7,644 | 14.2% | 14.2% |
| Severe Drought | 20,035 | 37.2% | 37.2% |
| Extreme Drought | 16,446 | 30.6% | 30.6% |
| Exceptional Drought | 2,620 | 4.9% | 4.9% |
North Carolina Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in North Carolina
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Aberdeen | Severe Drought |
| Advance | Extreme Drought |
| Ahoskie | Severe Drought |
| Alamance | Exceptional Drought |
| Albemarle | Extreme Drought |
| Alliance | Moderate Drought |
| Altamahaw | Exceptional Drought |
| Andrews | Severe Drought |
| Angier | Severe Drought |
| Ansonville | Extreme Drought |
| Apex | Extreme Drought |
| Aquadale | Extreme Drought |
| Arapahoe | Moderate Drought |
| Archdale | Extreme Drought |
| Asheboro | Extreme Drought |
| Asheville | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashley Heights | Severe Drought |
| Askewville | Severe Drought |
| Atkinson | Extreme Drought |
| Atlantic | Moderate Drought |
| Atlantic Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Aulander | Severe Drought |
| Aurora | Moderate Drought |
| Avery Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Avon | Abnormally Dry |
| Ayden | Extreme Drought |
| Badin | Extreme Drought |
| Bailey | Extreme Drought |
| Bakersville | Moderate Drought |
| Bald Head Island | Extreme Drought |
| Banner Elk | Severe Drought |
| Barker Heights | Severe Drought |
| Barker Ten Mile | Severe Drought |
| Bath | Moderate Drought |
| Bayboro | Moderate Drought |
| Bayshore | Severe Drought |
| Bayview | Moderate Drought |
| Beaufort | Moderate Drought |
| Beech Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Belhaven | Moderate Drought |
| Bell Arthur | Severe Drought |
| Belmont | Severe Drought |
| Belvoir | Severe Drought |
| Belwood | Moderate Drought |
| Bennett | Extreme Drought |
| Benson | Severe Drought |
| Bent Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Bessemer City | Severe Drought |
| Bethania | Extreme Drought |
| Bethel | Severe Drought |
| Bethlehem | Severe Drought |
| Beulaville | Extreme Drought |
| Biscoe | Severe Drought |
| Black Creek | Severe Drought |
| Black Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Bladenboro | Severe Drought |
| Blowing Rock | Severe Drought |
| Boardman | Severe Drought |
| Bogue | Moderate Drought |
| Boiling Spring Lakes | Extreme Drought |
| Boiling Springs | Severe Drought |
| Bolivia | Extreme Drought |
| Bolton | Extreme Drought |
| Bonnetsville | Severe Drought |
| Boone | Severe Drought |
| Boonville | Extreme Drought |
| Bostic | Severe Drought |
| Brevard | Extreme Drought |
| Brices Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Broad Creek | Moderate Drought |
| Broadway | Severe Drought |
| Brogden | Severe Drought |
| Brookford | Severe Drought |
| Brunswick | Extreme Drought |
| Bryson City | Severe Drought |
| Buies Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Bunn | Severe Drought |
| Bunnlevel | Extreme Drought |
| Burgaw | Severe Drought |
| Burlington | Exceptional Drought |
| Burnsville | Moderate Drought |
| Butner | Extreme Drought |
| Butters | Severe Drought |
| Buxton | Abnormally Dry |
| Calabash | Extreme Drought |
| Calypso | Severe Drought |
| Camden | Abnormally Dry |
| Cameron | Severe Drought |
| Candor | Severe Drought |
| Canton | Severe Drought |
| Cape Carteret | Moderate Drought |
| Caroleen | Severe Drought |
| Carolina Shores | Extreme Drought |
| Carrboro | Extreme Drought |
| Carthage | Severe Drought |
| Cary | Extreme Drought |
| Casar | Severe Drought |
| Cashiers | Severe Drought |
| Castalia | Severe Drought |
| Castle Hayne | Severe Drought |
| Catawba | Severe Drought |
| Cedar Point | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Rock | Severe Drought |
| Centerville | Extreme Drought |
| Cerro Gordo | Severe Drought |
| Chadbourn | Severe Drought |
| Chapel Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Charlotte | Severe Drought |
| Cherokee | Extreme Drought |
| Cherryville | Moderate Drought |
| China Grove | Extreme Drought |
| Chocowinity | Severe Drought |
| Claremont | Severe Drought |
| Clarkton | Severe Drought |
| Clayton | Severe Drought |
| Clemmons | Extreme Drought |
| Cleveland | Extreme Drought |
| Cliffside | Severe Drought |
| Clinton | Severe Drought |
| Clyde | Severe Drought |
| Coats | Extreme Drought |
| Cofield | Moderate Drought |
| Coinjock | Abnormally Dry |
| Colerain | Moderate Drought |
| Columbia | Moderate Drought |
| Columbus | Severe Drought |
| Como | Moderate Drought |
| Concord | Severe Drought |
| Conetoe | Extreme Drought |
| Connelly Springs | Severe Drought |
| Conover | Severe Drought |
| Conway | Severe Drought |
| Cooleemee | Extreme Drought |
| Cordova | Severe Drought |
| Cornelius | Severe Drought |
| Cove City | Severe Drought |
| Cramerton | Severe Drought |
| Creedmoor | Extreme Drought |
| Creswell | Moderate Drought |
| Cricket | Severe Drought |
| Crossnore | Severe Drought |
| Cullowhee | Extreme Drought |
| Dallas | Severe Drought |
| Dana | Severe Drought |
| Danbury | Extreme Drought |
| Davidson | Severe Drought |
| Davis | Moderate Drought |
| Delco | Extreme Drought |
| Denton | Extreme Drought |
| Denver | Moderate Drought |
| Dillsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Dobbins Heights | Severe Drought |
| Dobson | Severe Drought |
| Dortches | Severe Drought |
| Dover | Extreme Drought |
| Drexel | Severe Drought |
| Dublin | Severe Drought |
| Duck | Moderate Drought |
| Dunn | Severe Drought |
| Durham | Extreme Drought |
| Earl | Severe Drought |
| East Arcadia | Extreme Drought |
| East Bend | Extreme Drought |
| East Flat Rock | Severe Drought |
| East Spencer | Extreme Drought |
| Eastover | Extreme Drought |
| Eden | Extreme Drought |
| Edenton | Moderate Drought |
| Edneyville | Moderate Drought |
| Efland | Exceptional Drought |
| Elizabeth City | Moderate Drought |
| Elizabethtown | Severe Drought |
| Elk Park | Severe Drought |
| Elkin | Severe Drought |
| Ellenboro | Severe Drought |
| Ellerbe | Severe Drought |
| Elm City | Extreme Drought |
| Elon | Exceptional Drought |
| Elrod | Severe Drought |
| Elroy | Severe Drought |
| Enfield | Extreme Drought |
| Engelhard | Abnormally Dry |
| Enochville | Severe Drought |
| Erwin | Extreme Drought |
| Etowah | Severe Drought |
| Eureka | Severe Drought |
| Evergreen | Severe Drought |
| Fair Bluff | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairmont | Severe Drought |
| Fairview | Moderate Drought |
| Fairview | Severe Drought |
| Faison | Severe Drought |
| Faith | Extreme Drought |
| Falcon | Severe Drought |
| Fallston | Severe Drought |
| Farmville | Severe Drought |
| Fayetteville | Extreme Drought |
| Five Points | Severe Drought |
| Flat Rock | Severe Drought |
| Flat Rock | Severe Drought |
| Fletcher | Moderate Drought |
| Forest City | Severe Drought |
| Forest Hills | Extreme Drought |
| Forest Oaks | Exceptional Drought |
| Foscoe | Severe Drought |
| Fountain | Severe Drought |
| Four Oaks | Severe Drought |
| Franklin | Extreme Drought |
| Franklinton | Severe Drought |
| Franklinville | Extreme Drought |
| Fremont | Severe Drought |
| Frisco | Abnormally Dry |
| Fruitland | Moderate Drought |
| Fuquay-Varina | Severe Drought |
| Gamewell | Severe Drought |
| Garland | Severe Drought |
| Garner | Severe Drought |
| Garysburg | Severe Drought |
| Gaston | Severe Drought |
| Gastonia | Severe Drought |
| Gatesville | Moderate Drought |
| Germanton | Extreme Drought |
| Gerton | Moderate Drought |
| Gibson | Severe Drought |
| Gibsonville | Exceptional Drought |
| Glen Alpine | Moderate Drought |
| Gloucester | Moderate Drought |
| Goldsboro | Severe Drought |
| Goldston | Extreme Drought |
| Gorman | Extreme Drought |
| Graham | Exceptional Drought |
| Granite Falls | Severe Drought |
| Granite Quarry | Extreme Drought |
| Grantsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Green Level | Exceptional Drought |
| Greenevers | Extreme Drought |
| Greensboro | Exceptional Drought |
| Greenville | Extreme Drought |
| Grifton | Extreme Drought |
| Grimesland | Extreme Drought |
| Grover | Severe Drought |
| Gulf | Extreme Drought |
| Half Moon | Moderate Drought |
| Halifax | Severe Drought |
| Hallsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Hamilton | Extreme Drought |
| Hamlet | Severe Drought |
| Hampstead | Severe Drought |
| Harkers Island | Moderate Drought |
| Harmony | Extreme Drought |
| Harrells | Extreme Drought |
| Harrellsville | Moderate Drought |
| Harrisburg | Severe Drought |
| Hatteras | Abnormally Dry |
| Havelock | Moderate Drought |
| Haw River | Exceptional Drought |
| Hayesville | Severe Drought |
| Hays | Severe Drought |
| Henderson | Extreme Drought |
| Hendersonville | Severe Drought |
| Henrietta | Severe Drought |
| Hertford | Moderate Drought |
| Hickory | Severe Drought |
| Hiddenite | Severe Drought |
| High Point | Extreme Drought |
| High Shoals | Moderate Drought |
| Highlands | Severe Drought |
| Hightsville | Severe Drought |
| Hildebran | Severe Drought |
| Hillsborough | Exceptional Drought |
| Hobgood | Extreme Drought |
| Hoffman | Severe Drought |
| Holden Beach | Exceptional Drought |
| Hollister | Extreme Drought |
| Holly Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Holly Springs | Extreme Drought |
| Hookerton | Extreme Drought |
| Hope Mills | Extreme Drought |
| Horse Shoe | Severe Drought |
| Hot Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Hudson | Severe Drought |
| Huntersville | Severe Drought |
| Icard | Severe Drought |
| Indian Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Indian Trail | Severe Drought |
| Ingold | Extreme Drought |
| Iron Station | Moderate Drought |
| Jackson | Severe Drought |
| Jacksonville | Moderate Drought |
| Jamestown | Exceptional Drought |
| Jamesville | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson | Severe Drought |
| Jonesville | Severe Drought |
| Kannapolis | Severe Drought |
| Keener | Severe Drought |
| Kelford | Severe Drought |
| Kelly | Extreme Drought |
| Kenansville | Extreme Drought |
| Kenly | Severe Drought |
| Kernersville | Extreme Drought |
| Kill Devil Hills | Moderate Drought |
| King | Extreme Drought |
| Kings Grant | Severe Drought |
| Kings Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Kingstown | Severe Drought |
| Kinston | Extreme Drought |
| Kittrell | Severe Drought |
| Kitty Hawk | Moderate Drought |
| Knightdale | Severe Drought |
| Kure Beach | Extreme Drought |
| La Grange | Extreme Drought |
| Lake Junaluska | Severe Drought |
| Lake Lure | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Waccamaw | Extreme Drought |
| Landis | Extreme Drought |
| Lansing | Severe Drought |
| Lasker | Severe Drought |
| Lattimore | Severe Drought |
| Laurel Hill | Severe Drought |
| Laurel Park | Severe Drought |
| Laurinburg | Severe Drought |
| Lawndale | Severe Drought |
| Leland | Extreme Drought |
| Lenoir | Severe Drought |
| Lewiston Woodville | Severe Drought |
| Lewisville | Extreme Drought |
| Lexington | Extreme Drought |
| Liberty | Extreme Drought |
| Light Oak | Severe Drought |
| Lilesville | Extreme Drought |
| Lillington | Extreme Drought |
| Lincolnton | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Extreme Drought |
| Littleton | Extreme Drought |
| Locust | Severe Drought |
| Louisburg | Severe Drought |
| Lowell | Severe Drought |
| Lowesville | Severe Drought |
| Lowgap | Severe Drought |
| Lucama | Severe Drought |
| Lumberton | Severe Drought |
| Macclesfield | Extreme Drought |
| Macon | Extreme Drought |
| Madison | Extreme Drought |
| Maggie Valley | Extreme Drought |
| Magnolia | Extreme Drought |
| Maiden | Severe Drought |
| Mamers | Extreme Drought |
| Manns Harbor | Moderate Drought |
| Manteo | Moderate Drought |
| Mar-Mac | Severe Drought |
| Marble | Severe Drought |
| Marietta | Severe Drought |
| Marion | Moderate Drought |
| Mars Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshall | Abnormally Dry |
| Marshallberg | Moderate Drought |
| Marshville | Extreme Drought |
| Matthews | Severe Drought |
| Maury | Extreme Drought |
| Maxton | Severe Drought |
| Mayodan | Extreme Drought |
| Maysville | Moderate Drought |
| McAdenville | Severe Drought |
| McFarlan | Extreme Drought |
| McLeansville | Exceptional Drought |
| Mebane | Exceptional Drought |
| Mesic | Abnormally Dry |
| Micro | Severe Drought |
| Middleburg | Extreme Drought |
| Middlesex | Severe Drought |
| Midway | Extreme Drought |
| Millers Creek | Severe Drought |
| Millingport | Extreme Drought |
| Mills River | Moderate Drought |
| Milton | Extreme Drought |
| Mineral Springs | Severe Drought |
| Minnesott Beach | Moderate Drought |
| Mint Hill | Severe Drought |
| Misenheimer | Extreme Drought |
| Mocksville | Extreme Drought |
| Momeyer | Severe Drought |
| Moncure | Extreme Drought |
| Monroe | Extreme Drought |
| Montreat | Moderate Drought |
| Mooresboro | Severe Drought |
| Mooresville | Severe Drought |
| Moravian Falls | Severe Drought |
| Morehead City | Moderate Drought |
| Morganton | Severe Drought |
| Morrisville | Extreme Drought |
| Morven | Extreme Drought |
| Mount Airy | Severe Drought |
| Mount Gilead | Severe Drought |
| Mount Holly | Severe Drought |
| Mount Olive | Severe Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Extreme Drought |
| Mountain Home | Moderate Drought |
| Moyock | Abnormally Dry |
| Mulberry | Severe Drought |
| Murfreesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Murphy | Severe Drought |
| Murraysville | Severe Drought |
| Myrtle Grove | Severe Drought |
| Nags Head | Moderate Drought |
| Nashville | Severe Drought |
| Navassa | Severe Drought |
| Neuse Forest | Moderate Drought |
| New Bern | Moderate Drought |
| New London | Extreme Drought |
| Newland | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Newton | Severe Drought |
| Newton Grove | Severe Drought |
| Norlina | Extreme Drought |
| Norman | Severe Drought |
| North Topsail Beach | Severe Drought |
| North Wilkesboro | Severe Drought |
| Northlakes | Severe Drought |
| Northwest | Extreme Drought |
| Norwood | Extreme Drought |
| Oak City | Extreme Drought |
| Oak Ridge | Exceptional Drought |
| Oakboro | Extreme Drought |
| Ocean Isle Beach | Exceptional Drought |
| Ocracoke | Abnormally Dry |
| Ogden | Severe Drought |
| Old Fort | Moderate Drought |
| Old Hundred | Severe Drought |
| Oriental | Moderate Drought |
| Ossipee | Exceptional Drought |
| Oxford | Extreme Drought |
| Pantego | Moderate Drought |
| Parkton | Extreme Drought |
| Parmele | Severe Drought |
| Patterson Springs | Severe Drought |
| Peachland | Extreme Drought |
| Peletier | Moderate Drought |
| Pembroke | Severe Drought |
| Pikeville | Severe Drought |
| Pilot Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Pine Knoll Shores | Moderate Drought |
| Pine Level | Severe Drought |
| Pinebluff | Severe Drought |
| Pinehurst | Severe Drought |
| Pinetops | Extreme Drought |
| Pinetown | Moderate Drought |
| Piney Green | Severe Drought |
| Pink Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Pinnacle | Extreme Drought |
| Pittsboro | Extreme Drought |
| Plain View | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Garden | Exceptional Drought |
| Pleasant Hill | Severe Drought |
| Plymouth | Moderate Drought |
| Polkton | Extreme Drought |
| Polkville | Severe Drought |
| Pollocksville | Moderate Drought |
| Potters Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Powellsville | Moderate Drought |
| Princeton | Severe Drought |
| Princeville | Extreme Drought |
| Proctorville | Severe Drought |
| Prospect | Severe Drought |
| Raeford | Severe Drought |
| Raemon | Severe Drought |
| Raleigh | Severe Drought |
| Ramseur | Extreme Drought |
| Randleman | Extreme Drought |
| Ranlo | Severe Drought |
| Red Cross | Extreme Drought |
| Red Oak | Severe Drought |
| Red Springs | Severe Drought |
| Reidsville | Exceptional Drought |
| Rennert | Severe Drought |
| Rhodhiss | Severe Drought |
| Rich Square | Severe Drought |
| Richfield | Extreme Drought |
| Richlands | Moderate Drought |
| Riegelwood | Extreme Drought |
| River Road | Moderate Drought |
| Roanoke Rapids | Severe Drought |
| Robbins | Extreme Drought |
| Robbinsville | Severe Drought |
| Robersonville | Severe Drought |
| Rockingham | Severe Drought |
| Rockwell | Extreme Drought |
| Rocky Mount | Severe Drought |
| Rocky Point | Severe Drought |
| Rodanthe | Abnormally Dry |
| Rolesville | Severe Drought |
| Ronda | Severe Drought |
| Roper | Moderate Drought |
| Rose Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Roseboro | Extreme Drought |
| Rosman | Severe Drought |
| Rougemont | Exceptional Drought |
| Rowland | Severe Drought |
| Roxboro | Exceptional Drought |
| Roxobel | Severe Drought |
| Ruffin | Exceptional Drought |
| Rural Hall | Extreme Drought |
| Ruth | Moderate Drought |
| Rutherfordton | Moderate Drought |
| Salem | Moderate Drought |
| Salemburg | Extreme Drought |
| Salisbury | Extreme Drought |
| Saluda | Severe Drought |
| Sandy Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Sandyfield | Extreme Drought |
| Sanford | Severe Drought |
| Saratoga | Severe Drought |
| Sawmills | Severe Drought |
| Saxapahaw | Extreme Drought |
| Scotland Neck | Extreme Drought |
| Seaboard | Severe Drought |
| Seagrove | Extreme Drought |
| Sedalia | Exceptional Drought |
| Selma | Severe Drought |
| Seven Lakes | Severe Drought |
| Severn | Moderate Drought |
| Shallotte | Exceptional Drought |
| Shannon | Severe Drought |
| Sharpsburg | Extreme Drought |
| Shelby | Severe Drought |
| Siler City | Extreme Drought |
| Silver Lake | Severe Drought |
| Sims | Extreme Drought |
| Smithfield | Severe Drought |
| Sneads Ferry | Severe Drought |
| Snow Hill | Extreme Drought |
| South Henderson | Extreme Drought |
| South Mills | Abnormally Dry |
| South Rosemary | Extreme Drought |
| South Weldon | Severe Drought |
| Southern Pines | Severe Drought |
| Southern Shores | Moderate Drought |
| Southmont | Extreme Drought |
| Southport | Extreme Drought |
| Sparta | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Extreme Drought |
| Spindale | Severe Drought |
| Spring Hope | Extreme Drought |
| Spring Lake | Severe Drought |
| Spruce Pine | Severe Drought |
| Staley | Extreme Drought |
| Stallings | Severe Drought |
| Stanfield | Severe Drought |
| Stanley | Severe Drought |
| Stantonsburg | Severe Drought |
| Star | Severe Drought |
| Statesville | Severe Drought |
| Stedman | Extreme Drought |
| Stem | Extreme Drought |
| Stokes | Severe Drought |
| Stokesdale | Exceptional Drought |
| Stoneville | Extreme Drought |
| Stonewall | Moderate Drought |
| Stony Point | Severe Drought |
| Stovall | Extreme Drought |
| Sugar Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Summerfield | Exceptional Drought |
| Sunbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Surf City | Severe Drought |
| Swannanoa | Moderate Drought |
| Swepsonville | Exceptional Drought |
| Sylva | Extreme Drought |
| Tabor City | Extreme Drought |
| Tar Heel | Severe Drought |
| Tarboro | Extreme Drought |
| Taylorsville | Severe Drought |
| Taylortown | Severe Drought |
| Teachey | Extreme Drought |
| Thomasville | Extreme Drought |
| Tobaccoville | Extreme Drought |
| Topsail Beach | Severe Drought |
| Trent Woods | Moderate Drought |
| Trinity | Extreme Drought |
| Troutman | Severe Drought |
| Troy | Severe Drought |
| Tryon | Severe Drought |
| Turkey | Severe Drought |
| Tyro | Extreme Drought |
| Unionville | Extreme Drought |
| Valdese | Severe Drought |
| Valle Crucis | Severe Drought |
| Valley Hill | Severe Drought |
| Vanceboro | Moderate Drought |
| Vandemere | Moderate Drought |
| Vander | Extreme Drought |
| Vann Crossroads | Severe Drought |
| Varnamtown | Exceptional Drought |
| Vass | Severe Drought |
| Waco | Severe Drought |
| Wade | Severe Drought |
| Wadesboro | Extreme Drought |
| Wagram | Severe Drought |
| Wake Forest | Severe Drought |
| Wakulla | Severe Drought |
| Walkertown | Extreme Drought |
| Wallace | Extreme Drought |
| Wallburg | Extreme Drought |
| Walnut Cove | Extreme Drought |
| Walnut Creek | Extreme Drought |
| Walstonburg | Severe Drought |
| Wanchese | Moderate Drought |
| Warrenton | Extreme Drought |
| Warsaw | Extreme Drought |
| Washington | Severe Drought |
| Washington Park | Severe Drought |
| Watha | Severe Drought |
| Waxhaw | Moderate Drought |
| Waynesville | Severe Drought |
| Weaverville | Abnormally Dry |
| Webster | Extreme Drought |
| Weddington | Severe Drought |
| Welcome | Extreme Drought |
| Weldon | Severe Drought |
| Wendell | Severe Drought |
| Wentworth | Extreme Drought |
| Wesley Chapel | Severe Drought |
| West Canton | Severe Drought |
| Westport | Severe Drought |
| Whispering Pines | Severe Drought |
| Whitakers | Extreme Drought |
| White Lake | Severe Drought |
| White Plains | Severe Drought |
| Whiteville | Severe Drought |
| Whitsett | Exceptional Drought |
| Wilkesboro | Severe Drought |
| Williamston | Severe Drought |
| Wilmington | Severe Drought |
| Wilson | Severe Drought |
| Windsor | Severe Drought |
| Winfall | Moderate Drought |
| Wingate | Extreme Drought |
| Winston-Salem | Extreme Drought |
| Winterville | Extreme Drought |
| Winton | Moderate Drought |
| Woodfin | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodland | Severe Drought |
| Woodlawn | Exceptional Drought |
| Wrightsboro | Severe Drought |
| Yadkinville | Extreme Drought |
| Yanceyville | Exceptional Drought |
| Youngsville | Severe Drought |
| Zebulon | Severe Drought |