GREENSBORO, N.C. — The record rains of last year are in the rear view mirror now. Dry weather has returned to North Carolina, and drought is settling in for the first time in more than a year.
The latest drought report, released Thursday, shows a moderate drought beginning in coastal North Carolina from the South Carolina border to Emerald Isle, including Wilmington and Jacksonville. This is the first time there's been a significant area of drought in the state since February of 2018.