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Virginia drought status changes for many counties

The Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force has recommended lifting the drought watch advisory for Bland, Grayson and Wythe counties in the New River drought evaluation region after several weeks of sustained rainfall. According to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, recent precipitation has prevented drought conditions from worsening in many areas of the state. However, drought conditions persist in parts of Virginia, particularly in the Roanoke River drought evaluation region, which has received less rainfall than other areas of the commonwealth. Drought emergency remains in Roanoke River region A drought emergency advisory remains in effect for the Roanoke River drought evaluation region, including Bedford, Campbell, Charlotte, Franklin, Halifax, Henry, Mecklenburg, Patrick, Pittsylvania and Roanoke counties, as well as the cities of Danville, Martinsville, Roanoke and Salem. Drought warnings remain in several regions The Drought Monitoring Task Force maintained drought warning advisories for the following regions: Chowan: Brunswick, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Lunenburg, Nottoway, Prince George, Southampton, Surry and Sussex counties and the cities of Emporia and Franklin. Eastern Shore: Accomack and Northampton counties. Middle James:* Albemarle, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Buckingham, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Goochland, Nelson, Powhatan and Prince Edward counties and the cities of Charlottesville and Lynchburg. Northern Coastal Plain: Caroline, Essex, Gloucester,

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