Drought in North Carolina, November 13 to 30, 2007

Name: Drought in North Carolina, November 13 to 30, 2007
Start: 2007-11-13T00:00
End: 2007-11-30T23:59
Location: North Carolina

November 13 to 30, 2007 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Severe drought conditions developed during the middle of November, and worsened to extreme conditions by the end of the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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 RNK wrote it up.

Severe drought conditions developed during the middle of November, and worsened to extreme conditions by the end of the month.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Rockingham

When: November 13, 12:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where: Rockingham forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.396, -79.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lack of rainfall contributed to drought conditions worsening across Rockingham County during November. By November 13th, the southern portion of the county advanced into a severe drought. By the end of the month, severe drought conditions had spread north across the rest of the county, while the southern half advanced into an extreme drought.

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

Every storm in North Carolina in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in North Carolina, November 2007

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 64832.