Drought in Tennessee, June 1 to 30, 2007

Name: Drought in Tennessee, June 1 to 30, 2007
Start: 2007-06-01T23:00
End: 2007-06-30T22:59
Location: Tennessee

June 1 to 30, 2007 · NWS MEG · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

Below normal rainfall during the month of June, continued and expanded severe drought(D2) conditions, while other locations in West Tennessee, the drought intensified to an extreme drought(D3).

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.

Below normal rainfall during the month of June, continued and expanded severe drought(D2) conditions, while other locations in West Tennessee, the drought intensified to an extreme drought(D3).

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 9:13 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 9:13 PM CST, 1 hour 47 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1013 PM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

.DISCUSSION...

CONVECTION HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING PROMPTING FINAL UPDATE FOR
THE NIGHT.

&&

.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...NONE.
MO...NONE.
MS...NONE.
TN...NONE.
&&

VALLE

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 3:03 AM CST, 19 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
403 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-
MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-021115-
ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA-
CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER-
FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY-
ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-
MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-
PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-
ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-
UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA-
403 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS...
THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

JCL

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

17 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Carroll

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A severe drought(D2)continued and expanded into much of West Tennessee by the end of June. The drought intensified over portions of Southwest Tennessee by the end of the month and became extreme(D3). Rainfall was about 3 inches below normal in June which brought the yearly deficit to around 15 inches below normal. The drought impacted agricultural and hydrological interests.

Drought, Chester

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Chester forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Crockett

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Crockett forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Decatur

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fayette

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Fayette forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gibson

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Gibson forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hardeman

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Hardeman forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hardin

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Hardin forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Haywood

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Haywood forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henderson

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henry

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lauderdale

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Madison

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McNairy

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: McNairy forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Shelby

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tipton

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Tipton forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Weakley

When: June 1, 11:00 PM CST to June 30, 10:59 PM CST
Where: Weakley forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought: A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Tennessee in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, June 2007

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 41195, 41196, 41197, 41198, 41199, 41200, 41202, 41203, 41204, 41205, 41206, 41207, 41208, 41209, 41210, 41211, 41212.