Drought, Alexander
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.921, -81.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in North Carolina, September 1 to 30, 2000
Overall, drought conditions continued across western North Carolina despite some locations receiving near their month's average rainfall. Low stream flow and municipal water supply remained the largest issues with many towns and cities enacting water restrictions.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 24 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 29
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GSP wrote it up.
Overall, drought conditions continued across western North Carolina despite some locations receiving near their month's average rainfall. Low stream flow and municipal water supply remained the largest issues with many towns and cities enacting water restrictions. Citizens were quoted as saying this is the driest they have ever seen it. Despite the drought conditions, impact on crops seemed to be minimal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
29 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Avery
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Avery forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -81.922 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Buncombe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Buncombe forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.611, -82.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Burke
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Burke forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Cabarrus
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cabarrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.387, -80.552 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Caldwell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Catawba
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Catawba forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.663, -81.214 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cleveland
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.334, -81.556 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Davie
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Davie forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.929, -80.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gaston
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Gaston forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.294, -81.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Graham
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Graham forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.350, -83.834 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Haywood
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Haywood forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.556, -82.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Henderson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.336, -82.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Iredell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Iredell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.807, -80.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lincoln
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.486, -81.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Macon
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Macon forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -83.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Madison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.858, -82.706 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McDowell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- McDowell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Mecklenburg
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mecklenburg forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.247, -80.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Mitchell
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 36.013, -82.163 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Jackson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Polk
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Rowan
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rowan forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.640, -80.525 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Rutherford
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Rutherford forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Drought, Southern Jackson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.287, -83.141 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Swain
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Swain forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.487, -83.493 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Transylvania
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Transylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.202, -82.798 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Union
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 34.988, -80.531 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yancey
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM EST to September 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Yancey forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 35.899, -82.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 2000
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 2000
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 2000
More
Every storm in North Carolina in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in North Carolina, September 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5174602, 5174603, 5174604, 5174605, 5174606, 5174607, 5174608, 5174609, 5174610, 5174611, 5174612, 5174613, 5174614, 5174615, 5174616, 5174617, 5174618, 5175090, 5175091, 5175092, 5175093, 5175094, 5175095, 5175096, 5175097, 5175098, 5175099, 5175100, 5175101.