Drought in Tennessee, January 1 to 31, 2008

Name: Drought in Tennessee, January 1 to 31, 2008
Start: 2008-01-01T00:00
End: 2008-01-31T23:59
Location: Tennessee

January 1 to 31, 2008 · NWS OHX · 19 events in 18 counties and zones

The drought continued to affect areas in the eastern part of Middle Tennessee in January 2008 despite recent rains in December 2007 and January 2008. Conditions in the western part of Middle Tennessee have shown a lessening of the drought.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

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 OHX wrote it up.

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 Nashville, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 8:34 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 8:34 PM CST, 3 hours 26 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
834 PM CST MON DEC 31 2007

.DISCUSSION...COLD FRONT NOW PUSHING ACROSS THE MID STATE. ALONG
WITH THE BOUNDARY...SPRINKLES AND VERY LIGHT SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING.

LOOKING AT THE SAT IMAGERY THOUGH...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE APPEARING
JUST TO THE WEST ACROSS WESTERN TN.

TEMPERATURES ARE GRADUALLY COOLER BEHIND THE FRONT. WE SHOULD SEE
LOWER 30S BY SUNRISE AS IS IN THE CURRENT FCST.

OTHERWISE...CANT RULE OUT A FLURRY OR TWO AS WE GET TOWARD SUNRISE
AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES. WILL ALSO KEEP POPS AT 20 PERCENT
DUE TO THE INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE THAT IS EXPECTED LATER
TONIGHT.

NO UPDATE NEEDED AT PRESENT BUT MAY NEED TO THROW ONE OUT LATER SO
AS TO CLEAN UP THE AFTERNOON WORDING.

&&

.OHX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

21

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 1:16 AM CST, 22 hours 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
116 AM CST MON DEC 31 2007

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-011130-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
116 AM CST MON DEC 31 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

ROSE

The radar

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

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Event by event

19 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Giles

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Giles forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.202, -87.035 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Marshall

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.469, -86.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rutherford

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rutherford forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.843, -86.417 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilson

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wilson forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Smith

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Smith forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.251, -85.957 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jackson

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.359, -85.673 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Overton

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Overton forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.345, -85.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Pickett

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Pickett forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.558, -85.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coffee

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coffee forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.491, -86.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cannon

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cannon forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.809, -86.062 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cumberland

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.950, -84.998 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dekalb

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dekalb forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.980, -85.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fentress

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Fentress forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.381, -84.932 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grundy

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grundy forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.388, -85.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Putnam

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.141, -85.495 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Van Buren

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.696, -85.453 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.679, -85.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, White

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 35.926, -85.455 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wilson

When: January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wilson forecast zone
Reported by: Other Federal Agency
Coordinates: 36.155, -86.298 (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 2008 Every state in 2008 This day in weather history Warnings in Tennessee, January 2008

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: 74055, 74056, 74057, 74058, 74059, 74060, 74061, 74062, 74063, 74064, 74065, 74066, 74067, 74068, 74069, 74070, 74071, 74072, 74073.