Source: ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 12/17/16

Despite recent showers and storms during much of December, Western North Carolina and much of the South’s severe drought still lingers and meteorologists say there won’t be any relief soon. A large portion of the state remains in some category of drought with most western counties considered to be in a severe or extreme drought, according to the N.C. Drought Monitor.

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