{"id":2289126,"date":"2024-07-04T10:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-drought-touches-10-north-carolina-counties-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-04T10:35:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-04T14:35:38","slug":"severe-drought-touches-10-north-carolina-counties-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/severe-drought-touches-10-north-carolina-counties-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe drought touches 10 North Carolina counties &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsevere-drought-touches-10-north-carolina-counties-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289126&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Based\u2062 on \u200bthe information from the search results, severe \u2063drought conditions \u200dare affecting\u200c 10 counties in \u2063North Carolina, predominantly in the eastern part of the \u2063state.\u2062 Additionally, 69 more counties\u200d are experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsom-ignores-drought-in-state-of-the-state-address\/\" title=\"Gavin Newsom Ignores Drought in &#039;State of the State&#039; Address\">moderate drought<\/a> conditions, with Pitt and surrounding counties at \u2062the center of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drought-ridden-california-slaps-nestle-with-a-cease-and-desist-order-to-stop-illegally-pumping-water\/\" title=\"Drought-Ridden California Slaps Nestl\u00e9 With A Cease And Desist Order To Stop Illegally Pumping Water\">severe drought<\/a>\u2063 impact. The drought has led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-captures-enough-stormwater-during-hurricane-hilary-to-serve-50000-households\/\" title=\"LA captures ample stormwater from Hurricane Hilary to supply 50k households.\">abnormally dry conditions<\/a> in 21 counties, mainly in the southern \u200bfoothills and mountains region.\u2063 The \u2063economic impact of \u200dthe drought on agriculture and agribusiness in North Carolina\u200d is estimated to be $111.1 billion. The article\u200c also \u2062mentions specific rainfall measurements and highlights the severity of the\u2064 drought in certain counties. These \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/b-1-bomber-crash-lands-in-south-dakota-forcing-crew-to-eject\/\" title=\"B-1 bomber crash in South Dakota, crew ejects\">conditions pose challenges<\/a> for farmers, residents, \u2064and the environment in \u2064the affected regions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Severe drought touches 10 North Carolina counties<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/alan-wooten-the-center-square\/\">Alan Wooten | The Center Square<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-04T10:26:41-04:00\">July 4, 2024 10:26 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1689775\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) \u2013 Ten counties, mostly in the eastern part of the state, are under severe drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor of North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-nine more are considered in moderate drought, according to the weekly report from Tuesday. A week earlier, 57 counties were in moderate drought and there were none reaching the severe level.<\/p>\n<p>Pitt and surrounding counties are the hub of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ukraines-war-highlights-again-that-men-and-women-are-different-and-we-need-them-that-way\/\" title=\"Ukraine\u2019s War Highlights Again That Men And Women Are Different, And We Need Them That Way\">worst conditions<\/a>. At the Tar River location in Greenville the National Weather Service <a href=\"https:\/\/nc.water.usgs.gov\/realtime\/rainfall.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>measured 0.33 inches in the last seven days<\/strong><\/a> as of Wednesday afternoon, the website of the U.S. Geological Survey says. That was from an overnight rain Sunday into Monday that broke the humidity a bit, but not the dry spell.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Pitt, all or parts of Beaufort, Bertie, Columbus, Craven, Greene, Martin, Pamlico, Stokes and Wayne counties <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdrought.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>are in severe drought<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The moderate drought extends from the foothills to the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n<p>Abnormally dry conditions are in 21 counties, many in the southern foothills and the mountains. Forty-two counties a week earlier were considered abnormally dry.<\/p>\n<p>Agriculture and agribusiness have an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_d1772540-16e0-11ef-904a-53134b9b4b71.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>economic impact of $111.1 billion<\/strong><\/a> in North Carolina, the state Agriculture Department says.<\/p>\n<p>In the most recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_State\/North_Carolina\/Publications\/Crop_Progress_&#038;_Condition\/2024\/current.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>crop progress and condition report<\/strong><\/a> by the U.S. Department of Agriculture\u2019s North Carolina Field Office, 68% of corn and 30% of soybeans are poor or very poor condition. Another 15% and 47%, respectively, are fair.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet potatoes\u2019 progress is at 79%, about 9% behind a year ago and just 1% below the five-year average. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nass.usda.gov\/Statistics_by_State\/North_Carolina\/Publications\/Annual_Statistical_Bulletin\/AgStat\/Section02.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>North Carolina is No. 1 nationally<\/strong><\/a> each in all tobacco, flue-cured tobacco, and sweet potatoes; and No. 5 in cotton.<\/p>\n<p>Tobacco is statistically behind in progress, though not by much. The plant does enjoy warmth, though extreme heat can impact the yield.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1689775\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1689775\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten counties in North Carolina, mostly in the eastern part of the state, are currently experiencing severe drought conditions, with an additional 69 counties considered to be in moderate drought. The worst conditions are centered around Pitt and surrounding counties. The dry spell has had a significant impact on agriculture, with crops such as corn and soybeans suffering poor or very poor conditions. Sweet potatoes are also slightly behind in progress compared to previous years. North Carolina is a leading producer of tobacco, flue-cured tobacco, sweet potatoes, and cotton nationally<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2289127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sun-drought-sky-photo.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33918,32258,33916,32076,33917],"class_list":["post-2289126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-natural-disaster","tag-north-carolina","tag-severe-drought","tag-washington-examiner","tag-weather-news"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sun-drought-sky-photo.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}