‘Historic’ drought ends for part of Mecklenburg County, data shows. Which part?
A large swath of Mecklenburg County emerged from drought conditions this week, thanks in part to a pair of stormy cold fronts that brought inches of rain to the region.
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As of Thursday, the western third of the county – from Lake Wylie north to the Iredell County line – is listed as “abnormally dry” vs. being in a drought. This includes much of Steele Creek, Berry Hill, Paw Creek, Huntersville, Cornelius and Davidson, maps show.
Meanwhile, the other two thirds of Mecklenburg County, like much of the state, remains under “moderate drought” conditions, NOAA says.
Charlotte Water continues to have mandatory water restrictions, which were put in place in May due to “several months of less-then-normal rain,” city officials said.
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City officials say the county is in the midst of an “historic drought with conditions last seen in 2007.”
This counts as the sixth-driest year of the past 132 years, with a deficit of 7.77 inches of rain from January through June, NOAA says.
Most of Gaston County and half of Lincoln County have also emerged from the drought, data shows.
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