For the first time in nearly a year, no locality in the Commonwealth of Virginia is under a drought watch or drought warning.
“The past two weeks have brought plentiful rainfall over the entirety of the Commonwealth, further improving soil moisture and surface water flows within all major watersheds,” reads an announcement sent out by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
Twelve localities in the Northern Virginia and Shenandoah zones were still under a drought watch as of the June 2 report of the Drought Monitoring Task Force. The last time there were drought advisories was in the June 20, 2024 report.
The information release notes that there are still a few wells across Virginia that are at below normal levels, but all major water supply reservoirs are at normal levels.
The task force will next meet on July 8, 2025.
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