Drought — Northern Craven, North Carolina

2026-01-13 to 2026-01-31 · Northern Craven, North Carolina

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions were noted across over half of Northern Craven County from January thirteenth through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Severe (D2) drought conditions were in place across portions of Martin, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir, Duplin, northern Craven, and Beaufort Counties from mid January to the end of January according to the US Drought Monitor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1303496. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.