North Carolina, 2025

Drought in North Carolina, November 1 to 3, 2025

November 1 to 3, 2025 · NWS MHX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Severe (D2) Drought conditions were in place across portions of Duplin, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, and Martin Counties for the beginning of November according to the US Drought Monitor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
5

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 MHX wrote it up.

Severe (D2) Drought conditions were in place across portions of Duplin, Lenoir, Greene, Pitt, and Martin Counties for the beginning of November according to the US Drought Monitor.

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Event by event

5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Duplin

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 3, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Duplin forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
34.936, -77.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions were noted across the northern half of Duplin County from November first through November third according to the US Drought Monitor.

Drought, Lenoir

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 3, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Lenoir forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.239, -77.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions were noted across much of Lenoir County from November first through November third according to the US Drought Monitor.

Drought, Greene

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 3, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Greene forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.485, -77.676 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Greene County from November first through November third according to the US Drought Monitor.

Drought, Pitt

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 3, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Pitt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.594, -77.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions were noted across much of Pitt County from November first through November third according to the US Drought Monitor.

Drought, Martin

When
November 1, 12:00 AM EST to November 3, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Martin forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.842, -77.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions were noted for over half of Martin County from November first through November third according to the US Drought Monitor.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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: 1297193, 1297194, 1297195, 1297196, 1297197.