<body><div>The October 1st Drought Monitor update showed little change for eastern NC. Drought status increased from moderate to severe across Jones, Wayne, and Onslow counties. Parts of Hertford County increased to severe drought. All other areas retained their prior status.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=30noEn_1FgdB5fn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=30noEn_1FgdB5fn00" width="1300" height="758" ><figcaption>Drought continues for inland counties (Jim Howard)</figcaption></figure>The previous Drought Monitor for September 24th showed moderate-to-severe drought conditions for counties generally along and west of Highway 17. Areas along the Sounds through the Outer Banks continued drought-free. <figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=01ngOZ_1FgdB5fn00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=01ngOZ_1FgdB5fn00" width="1300" height="754" ><figcaption>Moderate to extreme drought status well inland (Jim Howard)</figcaption></figure>We will stay dry through Saturday morning, then a cold front will arrive later in the afternoon, bringing spotty showers. Those showers will continue through Monday midday. Most of Eastern NC will likely average around an inch of rain, with higher amounts possible. Once this cold front passes, we are dry and sunny for the rest of the week.Download the WITN First Alert Weather App for free from Google Play or the App Store as we track our weekend rain chance.The above video is our WITN+ livestream and may not reflect the content in this story.</div></body>

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The October 1st Drought Monitor update showed little change for eastern NC. Drought status increased from moderate to severe across Jones, Wayne, and Onslow counties. Parts of Hertford County increased to severe drought. All other areas retained their prior status. The previous Drought Monitor for September 24th showed moderate-to-severe drought...

Slight drought increase for some counties in ENC

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The October 1st Drought Monitor update showed little change for eastern NC. Drought status increased from moderate to severe across Jones, Wayne, and Onslo

Slight drought increase for some counties in ENC

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