5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (482+ words) Maine’s Drought Task Force convened September 3 for the first time this season to discuss drought conditions across the state. Maine continues to experience widespread dry conditions, with impacts being reported across the state’s water resources, agriculture, drinking water systems and…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (324+ words) Charlotte is waking to partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 70s Sunday, but the quiet start will not last. The city should climb to around 90 degrees before showers and thunderstorms develop this afternoon and continue into the evening. The…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (109+ words) TheDailyNewsOnline.com SPRINGWATER — Abnormally dry conditions stretched at least temporarily last week into Livingston County. A total of 15.57 percent of the county’s surface area was rated abnormally dry as of Tuesday, according to the U.S. Drought Monitorâ…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (105+ words) EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — This weekend marks 30 years since Hurricane Fran made landfall along North Carolina’s southern coast. Fran came ashore near the Cape Fear area late on Sept. 5, 1996. The National Weather Service says the storm had sustained winds near 115 mph....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (211+ words) 09/01/2026 by Staff Report Brunswick County Public Utilities on Monday lifted weekslong mandatory water use restrictions. The county has upgraded from a stage 2 mandatory water conservation alert to a stage 1 voluntary water conservation alert, which means water usage adjustments are now…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (284+ words) The National Water Commission (NWC) says it’s implementing stricter measures for customers in Kingston and St. Andrew as severe drought conditions continue to impact the Constant Spring network. This follows water prohibition orders which came into effect a week ago…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (191+ words) Western North Carolina saw heavier, more widespread rain resulting in continued improvements in drought conditions. Areas in Macon, Jackson and Transylvania counties improved from extreme drought to severe, the third worst category. For counties in exceptional or extreme drought, water…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (450+ words) August 21, 2026By Mintesinot Nigussie Sporadic rainfall across North Carolina has brought some relief from a year-long drought, but large parts of the state remain under severe, extreme or exceptional drought conditions, with water levels in several reservoirs and streams still below…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (228+ words) Drought conditions continue to increase in Maine, with 93 percent of the state now considered at least abnormally dry, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor release. Drought Monitor for Maine as of August 20 Portions of the Midcoast and coastal Cumberland County…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (187+ words) 93% of the state is experiencing drought conditions The weekly update of the U.S. Drought Monitor shows expanding drought in Maine, with 93% of the state now considered at least abnormally dry. Severe drought remains on the Midcoast and in coastal Cumberland County,…...