CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Big news, and good news, with the first drought monitor for the Carolinas of November.

North Carolina and South Carolina both saw improvement on all accounts.

North Carolina changes: • Drier than normal conditions (level 1 drought) dropped from 87% to 74% • Moderate drought conditions (level 2 drought) dropped from 52% to 29% • Severe drought conditions (level 3 drought) dropped from 16% to 2%

The most dramatic change came from the severe drought changes in North Carolina.

South Carolina changes: • Drier than normal conditions (level 1 drought) dropped from 66% to 49% • Moderate drought conditions (level 2 drought) dropped from 29% to 16% • Severe drought conditions (level 3 drought) dropped from 5% to 3%

Contact Brittany Van Voorhees at bvanvoorhe@wcnc.c

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