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East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries 9-28-2023 2023 September 28 - 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 September 28 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary" (2023). Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries. 52. https://dc.etsu.edu/tn-climate-drought-summaries/52 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 September 26, 2023This Week’s Drought Monitor of Tennessee MapChange Since Last WeekFrom the US Drought Monitor, authored by Richard Heim, NOAA/NCEI with input from the Tennessee Climate OfficeStatewide Condition SummaryWhat’s Changed? Abnormally dry conditions have spread across large portionsof Middle and West Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau, an increase of over40% in coverage compared to last week. These are the result of prolonged periodsof little rainfall and decreases in soil moisture.What’s New? With lack of rain over the last drought monitoring period(Tuesday to Tuesday), a moderate drought rating was given to areas of Hamilton,Marion, and Franklin counties.What’s Next? With temperatures and rain currently remaining steady in theforecast for this week's drought monitoring period (Tuesday to Tuesday),conditions should remain steady with the possibility of more degradations acrossthe state.Statewide Coverage By CategoryA product of the Tennessee Climate Officewww.etsu.edu/tn-climateCategory Coverage This WeekChange Since Last WeekD0: Abnormally Dry​ 49.47% +40.11%D1: Moderate Drought​ 2.31% +2.31%D2: Severe Drought​ 0.00%​ 0.00%​D3: Extreme Drought 0.00% 0.00%D4: Exceptional Drought0.00% 0.00%Abnormally dry conditions have expanded; Moderate drought has been introduced in southeast TennesseeNo PrecipitationRivers and StreamsPrecipitationIncreasing drought conditionsImprovementA mixture of improving and worsening conditionsNo ChangeWorsening conditionsIcon LibraryTemperaturesHurricane/Tropical storm 

2023 September 28 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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2023 September 28 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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