Topsail Area Drought News

• Eastern Portions of N.C. No Longer Under Drought Conditions
  2008-04-24 - Drought conditions continued to improve in North Carolina this past week. Portions of the eastern coastal area of the state are no longer suffering from drought conditions according to the latest drought map released by the North Carolina Drought Manageme
• N.C. Drought Conditions Improve; Pender County Now Lowest Category
  2008-04-10 - Only 12 North Carolina counties remain under Extreme Drought as conditions continue to improve throughout the state thanks to generous March rainfalls.
• N.C. Governor Asks Officials to Remain Aggressive With Water Conservation
  2008-04-09 - N.C. Governor Mike Easley today is asking local officials to continue their aggressive water conservation efforts since the drought is not over and a hot, dry summer is still possible. He made the request in a letter sent to mayors and city and county man
• North Carolina Statewide Burning Ban Lifted
  2008-03-31 - Recent rains across the state have allowed the N.C. Division of Forest Resources to lift its ban on open burning across the state.
• N.C. Drought Conditions Improve
  2008-03-27 - March rains brought continued drought relief to North Carolina with impacts showing the greatest improvement along the southeastern coastal areas, according to the latest drought report released March 27 by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory C
• Western N.C. Towns to Get Grant Money to Help With Drought
  2008-03-18 - Six western North Carolina communities facing severe water sources are eligible for total of $1.58 million in grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission to help expand their public water supplies.
• N.C. Governor Wants Citizens to Continue Water Conservation Efforts
  2008-03-16 - Despite the improvements in several areas of the state, people need to remain vigilant in their efforts to conserve water.
• Easley Announces Legislation to Deal With State's Drought Problems
  2008-03-13 - Gov. Mike Easley announced a three-part legislative package to modernize North Carolina's public water systems, mandate water conservation and efficiency, and upgrade the response to water emergencies.
• Drought Continues to Ease in Southeastern North Carolina
  2008-03-13 - March rains brought continued drought relief to North Carolina with impacts showing the greatest improvement along the southeastern coastal areas, according to the latest drought report released March 11 by the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory C
• Drought Conditions Improve in North Carolina
  2008-02-28 - Recent rainfall has served to make noticeable improvements in North Carolina's ongoing drought. Currently, only the central portion of the state, consisting of 39 counties, continue to suffer extreme drought conditions. That's down from 64 counties last w
• Regional Rain Totals for February 22
  2008-02-24 - Much of Southeastern North Carolina received a decent soaking over the 36-hour rain event February 22. Here are some of the official rainfall totals as reported by the National Weather Service.
• Coastal North Carolina Sees Drought Improvement
  2008-02-21 - The extreme drought conditions throughout North Carolina continued to improve somewhat during the past week according to the N.C. Drought Advisory Council. Although much of the state remians under Exceptional Drought, the coastal areas are showing signs o
• N.C. Issues Open Burning Ban
  2008-02-14 - The N.C. Division of Forest Resources has initiated a statewide ban on all open burning and canceled all burning permits. The burning ban will become effective at noon on February 14, 2008. The ban on open burning will be in effect until further notice.
• N.C. Finds Additional Water Supplies for Communities Hardest Hit by Drought
  2008-02-09 - Department of Environment and Natural Resources officials have worked with the 11 communities closest to running out of water to help them identify new sources.
• Extreme Drought Continues to Plague North Carolina
  2008-02-08 - Drought conditions continue to plague the majority of North Carolina counties, according to the latest information released by the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook and the N.C. Drought Advisory Council.
• Easley Wants Excessive Water Users to Pay More
  2008-01-14 - Governor says water conservation is everyone's patriotic duty. Wants water systems to impose fees to penalize heavy users.
• Easley Asks Water System Managers to Plan for Summer Drought
  2008-03-14 - North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley today told water system managers from the state's 30 most vulnerable communities they need to take certain actions now to make sure they will have adequate water supplies for their citizens during the long, hot summer if No
• Drought Eases Slightly in Pender
  2008-01-10 - The latest statistics from the N. C. Drought Advisory Council shows that drought conditions have improved slightly in the greater Topsail region.
• Easley Urges North Carolinians to Continue Water Conservation Efforts
  2008-01-08 - North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley today urged all North Carolinians to continue their water conservation efforts because the latest rains have had little impact on the statewide drought.
• Statewide Burning Ban Lifted
  2008-01-08 - North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Bill Ross will temporarily lift the ban on open burning for all 100 counties in North Carolina at 5 p.m. January 2, 2008.