Rainfall helped to mitigate drought conditions across the region during the month. The trend during the month was to transition from Extreme/Severe D3/D2 categories to Severe/Moderate D2/D1 conditions.

Drought in SURRY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 08-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The southeast corner of the county began the month under a Severe (D2) drought. By the morning of the 1st, the Severe (D2) drought had been expanded to include most of the county.  On the 8th, drought conditions improved so that all the county was only under a Moderate (D1) drought.

Drought in WATAUGA, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 08-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Most of the county began the month under a Severe (D2) drought. On the morning of the 8th, the drought conditions were improved to Moderate (D1) levels.

Drought in WILKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 30-APR-08 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The southern third of the county started the month under a Severe (D2) drought. By the morning of the 1st, the Severe (D2) drought had expanded north to include the entire county.  On the 8th, conditions improved a little across the county with only the southern third of the county under a Severe (D2) drought with the rest of the county having a Moderate (D1) drought.  This level of drought severity continued through the end of the month.

Drought in YADKIN, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 30-APR-08 23:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The county began the month with the far southeast corner of the county under an Extreme (D3) drought and the rest of the county under a Severe (D2) drought.  On the 8th, conditions improved so that only the southern half of the county was under a Severe (D2) drought with the rest of the county having a Moderate (D1) drought.  This level of drought severity continued until the end of the month.

Drought in CASWELL, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 22-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The southern quarter of the county began the month in an Extreme (D3) drought with the remainder of the county under a Severe (D2) drought.  On April 8, drought conditions were improved so that now the southern half of the county was under a Severe (D2) drought while the rest of the county was under a Moderate (D1) drought.  On the 22nd, conditions were upgraded again so that now the entire county was under a Moderate (D1) drought.

Drought in ALLEGHANY, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 07:00:00 to 08-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The county began the month only at the Moderate (D1) category of drought severity, but increased the morning of the 1st to the Severe (D2) category in the southern part of the county.  It remained only at this level one week before falling again to the Moderate (D1) level on the 8th.

Drought in ASHE, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 08-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Most of the county began the month in a Severe Drought (D2).  On the morning of the 8th, the drought category was decreased to Moderate (D1).

Drought in ROCKINGHAM, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 22-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

The far southeast corner of the county began the month in an Extreme (D3) drought with the remainder of the county under a Severe (D2) drought.  On April 8, drought conditions were improved so that now the southeast part of the county was under a Severe (D2) drought while the rest of the county was under a Moderate (D1) drought.  On the 22nd, the entire county was under a Moderate (D1) drought.

Drought in STOKES, NORTH CAROLINA
From 01-APR-08 00:00:00 to 08-APR-08 06:59:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Most of the county began the month in a Severe Drought (D2).  On the morning of the 8th, the drought category was decreased to Moderate (D1).