Conditions here are severely dry.  We received slightly over one inch of rain this week, the most substantial rain in nearly a month.  Our NC Piedmont region is still in a "drought condition" and we really need the rain.  The ground is somewhat more moist and should lower the fire danger. Grass and golf fairways have " greened up."  Small creeks and streams are still dry and Lake Jordon water levels are down several feet.  The Haw River is flowing at a low level.