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East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries 8-24-2023 2023 August 24 - 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 August 24 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary" (2023). Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries. 47. https://dc.etsu.edu/tn-climate-drought-summaries/47 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 August 22, 2023This Week’s Drought Monitor of Tennessee MapChange Since Last WeekFrom the US Drought Monitor, authored by David Simeral, Western Regional Climate Center with input from the Tennessee Climate OfficeStatewide Condition SummaryWhat’s Changed? With increased rain amounts across the state over the lastdrought monitoring period (Tuesday to Tuesday), conditions have improvedleaving little to no areas of dryness.What’s New? With conditions improving across the state, the drought coveragehas decreased to only 0.04%, covering a small area along the Mississippi River insouthwest Shelby County.What’s Next? With rain in the forecast for this week's drought monitoringperiod (Tuesday to Tuesday), conditions should remain steady.Statewide Coverage By CategoryA product of the Tennessee Climate Officewww.etsu.edu/tn-climateCategory Coverage This WeekChange Since Last WeekD0: Abnormally Dry​ 0.04%​ -2.20%​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 across the state have improved over the last drought monitoring period, with only a tiny sliver of Abnormally Dry (DO) conditions in southwest Shelby County.No PrecipitationRivers and StreamsPrecipitationIncreasing drought conditionsImprovementA mixture of improving and worsening conditionsNo ChangeWorsening conditionsIcon LibraryTemperaturesHurricane/Tropical storm 

2023 August 24 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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2023 August 24 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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