(RALEIGH) -- North Carolina continues to deal with drought conditions. National Weather Service meteorologist Mike Moneypenny said we definitely could use more rainfall.

"Evidence of it is not really apparent because of the cool season.  The inflows into our reservoirs is very very low.  The stream flows are running less than 10 percent of what they should be for this time of year and our rainfall deficit is anywhere between five and 12 inches, so we're about three or four months behind on our precipitation," said Moneypenny.

Twenty-seven counties in the central part of the state are in severe drought, while thirty-eight mountain and eastern counties are abnormally dry, which is not a drought category but means drought could emerge without adequate rainfall.

Raleigh's main water supply, Falls Lake, is more than two feet below full.  City leaders there are already encouraging conservation.