Drought in Dickenson, Virginia

The month of April began with widespread moderate drought (D1) conditions already present across Buchanan and Dickenson Counties. Although around an inch of rain fell during the first week of the month, it was not enough to improve conditions. This was followed by relatively dry weather, which allowed for a further degradation to a severe drought (D2) by the third week of the month. Showers and storms brought some additional precipitation during the third and fourth weeks of the month, but once again did nothing to improve or resolve the D2 state in Buchanan and Dickenson.

Impacts included hauling water for livestock, supplemental feeding for livestock due to slow pasture growth, and slow crop growth.