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East Tennessee State University Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries 4-18-2024 2024 April 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, "2024 April 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary" (2024). Tennessee Climate Office Weekly Drought Summaries. 81. https://dc.etsu.edu/tn-climate-drought-summaries/81 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 April 16th, 2024This Week’s Drought Monitor of Tennessee MapChange Since Last WeekFrom the US Drought Monitor, authored by Lindsay Johnson, NDMC with input from the Tennessee Climate OfficeStatewide Condition SummaryWhat’s Changed? Over the past week, the majority of Tennessee receivedmodest amounts of rainfall, especially across the northwest and eastern regions ofthe state. This has led to improved conditions in these areas, with increased soilmoisture across West Tennessee and streamflow rates returning to normal acrossthe majority of the state.What’s New? The area of D0 and D1 conditions has been reduced across thenorthwest and southeast corners of the state.What’s Next? Over the next 7 days, forecasts are predicting 0.5 – 1 inch acrossthe majority of the state.Statewide Coverage By CategoryA product of the Tennessee Climate Officewww.etsu.edu/tn-climateCategory Coverage This WeekChange Since Last WeekD0: Abnormally Dry​ 16.26% -3.92%D1: Moderate Drought​ 1.89% -3.26%D2: Severe Drought​ 0%​ 0%​D3: Extreme Drought 0% 0%D4: Exceptional Drought0% 0%Recent rainfall has led toimprovements across West, Middle, and East Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau No PrecipitationRivers and StreamsPrecipitationIncreasing drought conditionsImprovementA mixture of improving and worsening conditionsNo ChangeWorsening conditionsIcon LibraryTemperaturesHurricane/Tropical storm 

2024 April 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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2024 April 18 - Tennessee Weekly Drought Summary

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