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Drought Returns as Rain Fails North | Fayetteville News
Central North Carolina’s August is its driest on record, reversing July’s wet streak and reigniting drought concerns. While severe drought is expanding in the north—especially near the Virginia border, where reservoirs critical to statewide water supply are struggling—the overall drought level hasn’t spiked dramatically. The real problem? Rainfall is uneven: western areas got showers, but central and eastern zones stayed bone dry. Without rain in the north, streamflow won’t recover and reservoirs could plummet. But there’s hope: forecasters predict a shift toward more frequent rain, which may…
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