drought

Charlotte Water will implement mandatory water restrictions beginning Friday, May 15, 2026, due to ongoing dry conditions. The measures align with regional partners under the Low Inflow Protocol’s Stage 2.

Drought is worsening in North Carolina and municipalities across the Charlotte region are asking residents to voluntarily conserve water. As the region grapples with the worst drought since 2008, the state’s agricultural economy is also under stress. We’ll discuss why this drought has progressed the way it has, how it's affecting the region and we look at how an already fractured farming industry is dealing with the conditions.

Drought conditions are worsening across North Carolina, with nearly the entire western third of the state now classified as being in extreme drought. That includes most of the Charlotte region. The rest of the state is considered to be in either severe or extreme drought.

Chapel Hill recorded just half an inch of rain in June, damaging or destroying some crops and threatening others.

Heavy rains this week have eased drought conditions across much of North Carolina, according to data released Thursday.

The drought conditions in North Carolina improved slightly after recent rains.

It's finally raining again in North Carolina, but will it be enough to end the drought that's affecting most of the state?

December's un-wintry weather across the Southeast brought lots of unusual scenes: Crowds packing parks and beer gardens, people wearing short sleeves to Christmas parades, and azaleas blooming just before the holidays. Are the month's above-average temperatures a sign we need to reconsider what a normal winter looks like in the Carolinas?

Parts of the Piedmont and eastern North and South Carolina are now in a "severe drought," raising concerns about water levels and the risk of fires like one that has burned more than a thousand acres at Pilot Mountain State Park.

More than half of North Carolina’s 100 counties are experiencing drought as fall begins with unseasonably hot weather. Forty-eight counties, including…