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What impact does tropical weather (i.e., hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions) have on our water supply?

April 26, 2017Depressions hurricanes impact storms supply Tropical water weather

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What impact does tropical weather (i.e., hurricanes, tropical storms and depressions) have on our water supply?

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In North Carolina, tropical systems account for as much as 25 percent of our rainfall. Abnormally dry summers can sometimes lead to drought in the absence of moisture from tropical storms. We received very little in the way of tropical precipitation this past hurricane season (June to November 2007). We were already abnormally dry, so this hurt our conditions even more.