Drought in East Carteret, North Carolina

Drought May 1, 2026 – May 31, 2026 · East Carteret, North Carolina

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe drought conditions were noted across all of East Carteret County through all of May.

The wider storm

Severe (D2) drought conditions were in place across most if not all of Martin, Pitt, Greene, Lenoir, Duplin, northern Craven, southern Craven, Inland Onslow, Coastal Onslow, East Carteret, West Carteret, Jones, Pamlico, Washington, Northern Outer Banks, Outer Banks Hyde, and Beaufort Counties through the entire month of May according to the US Drought Monitor.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1335861. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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