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East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries 5-18-2023 2023 May 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.etsu.edu/tn-climate-drought-summaries  Part of the Climate Commons, and the Meteorology Commons Recommended Citation Tennessee Climate Office, East Tennessee State University, "2023 May 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary" (2023). Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries. 33. https://dc.etsu.edu/tn-climate-drought-summaries/33 This Report is brought to you for free and open access by Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. It has been accepted for inclusion in Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University. For more information, please contact digilib@etsu.edu. Tennessee Drought UpdateFor the assessment period ending May 16, 2023This Week’s Drought Monitor of Tennessee MapChange Since Last WeekFrom the US Drought Monitor, authored by Brad Rippey, U.S. Department of Agriculture with input from the Tennessee Climate OfficeStatewide Condition SummaryWhat’s Changed? With heavy rains in West and Middle Tennessee there was a1 category improvement, clearing D0 in those regions in this week’s droughtmonitoring period (Tuesday to Tuesday). For East Tennessee, conditions remaineddrier than normal for many areas causing abnormally dry (D0) conditions toextend further. In total for the state there was a slight decrease in the area coveredby D0 this week compared to last week.What’s New? With variable rainfall amounts and warmer temperatures, bothD0 areas were removed for West and Middle Tennessee while being extended inEast Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau.What’s Next? Light to moderate rain is expected in the remainder of this week’sdrought monitoring period, with the highest rainfall totals expected in West TN.Normal to slightly warmer than normal temperatures are also forecasted for thisweeks drought monitoring period (Tuesday to Tuesday). Conditions are expectedto remain steady although further degradation is possible in some areas of EastTennessee.Statewide Coverage By CategoryConditions in East Tennessee have worsened, causing Abnormally Dry (DO) conditions to expand in East Tennessee.A product of the Tennessee Climate Officewww.etsu.edu/tn-climateCategory Coverage This WeekChange Since Last WeekD0: Abnormally Dry​ 14.34%​ -0.28%​D1: Moderate Drought​ 0.00%​ 0.00%​D2: Severe Drought​ 0.00%​ 0.00%​D3: Extreme Drought 0.00% 0.00%D4: Exceptional Drought0.00% 0.00%Conditions in West and Middle Tennessee have improved, removing any drought consideration in this week’s drought monitoring period (Tuesday to Tuesday) No PrecipitationRivers and StreamsPrecipitationIncreasing drought conditionsImprovementA mixture of improving and worsening conditionsNo ChangeWorsening conditionsIcon LibraryTemperaturesHurricane/Tropical storm 

2023 May 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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2023 May 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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