As La Nina weakened during the month of March, the area received close to 84 percent of normal rainfall. This allowed drought conditions to improve across Virginia. Extreme (D3)drought conditions in the southeast corner of the region improved to severe (D2) drought conditions. Severe (D2) drought conditions only remained across far southern Virginia by the end of March.

Drought in GRAYSON, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, helping to improve the drought status from severe (D2) to moderate (D1).

Drought in SMYTH, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 25-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, helping to improve the drought status from severe (D2) to moderate (D1).

Drought in FRANKLIN, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, improving the severe (D2) drought status across southern portions of Franklin county to
moderate (D1).

Drought in CARROLL, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, improving the severe (D2) drought status across southern portions of Carroll county to
moderate (D1).

Drought in PATRICK, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, improving the severe (D2) drought status to moderate (D1) drought status.

Drought in HENRY, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, improving the severe (D2) drought status to moderate (D1) drought status.

Drought in CAMPBELL, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe (D2)drought status across southeastern portions of Campbell county improved to moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) status.

Drought in APPOMATTOX, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe (D2)drought status across eastern portions of Appomattox county improved to moderate (D1) drought status.

Drought in HALIFAX, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The month started with Extreme (D3) drought conditions across the southern portion of Halifax county which improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of March. Across the rest of Halifax county, the severe (D2) drought status improved to moderate (D1).

Drought in PITTSYLVANIA, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Several precipitation events impacted the region, improving the severe (D2) drought status to moderate (D1) status, except for southern portions of Pittsylvania county.

Drought in BUCKINGHAM, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 11-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe (D2)drought status across eastern portions of Buckingham county improved to moderate (D1) drought status.

Drought in CHARLOTTE, VIRGINIA
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Severe (D2) drought continued across the eastern portions of Charlotte county. In the western portions of Charlotte county severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions.