Drought in Jones, North Carolina

Severe drought conditions were noted across all of Jones County through mid June with Extreme Drought conditions noted across far western portions of the county from June sixteenth onwards to the end of June. The size of the area of severe to extreme drought shrunk to about a quarter of the county mainly along the far western portions of Jones County on June thirtieth into the end of the month.

Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions were in place across most if not all of Jones, northern Craven, and Beaufort Counties into June thirtieth with the size of the severe to extreme drought decreasing to around a quarter or less of the county by the end of the month according to the US Drought Monitor.