Tennessee, 2024

Drought in Tennessee, January 1 to 31, 2024

January 1 to 31, 2024 · NWS MEG · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

Severe (D2) drought conditions and Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued along and south of Interstate 40 across West Tennessee, during much of January as below-normal rainfall and warmer-than-normal temperatures started the month. Mid to late month a cold snap and heavy snow event brought wetter conditions and below-normal temperatures to Tennessee.

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.

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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 MEG wrote it up.

Severe (D2) drought conditions and Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued along and south of Interstate 40 across West Tennessee, during much of January as below-normal rainfall and warmer-than-normal temperatures started the month. Mid to late month a cold snap and heavy snow event brought wetter conditions and below-normal temperatures to Tennessee. Lake and river levels started the month below normal flow, but upstream snowmelt was able to increase flow to near and above normal. Drought conditions improved toward the end of the month.

The radar

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Event by event

19 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Shelby

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Shelby forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.184, -89.896 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Tipton

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Tipton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.497, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Fayette

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.197, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Lauderdale

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.761, -89.631 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe Drought (D2) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Dyer

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 9, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Dyer forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.059, -89.414 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe Drought (D2) conditions improved by the middle of the month.

Drought, Weakley

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 9, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Weakley forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.298, -88.718 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe Drought (D2) conditions improved by the middle of the month.

Drought, Henry

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 9, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.332, -88.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe Drought (D2) conditions improved by the middle of the month.

Drought, Gibson

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Gibson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.997, -88.933 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Crockett

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 30, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Crockett forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.814, -89.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved by the end of the month.

Drought, Haywood

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Haywood forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.583, -89.284 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Carroll

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.973, -88.450 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Madison

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.608, -88.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Hardeman

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hardeman forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.207, -88.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Benton

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Benton forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
36.070, -88.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Henderson

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.654, -88.388 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Chester

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Chester forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.422, -88.613 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Decatur

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Decatur forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.603, -88.109 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions improved to Severe Drought (D2) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, McNairy

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
McNairy forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.175, -88.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions worsened to Exceptional Drought (D4) conditions early in the month and then improved back to Extreme Drought (D3) conditions by the end of the month.

Drought, Hardin

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
35.199, -88.184 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Extreme Drought (D3) conditions worsened to Exceptional Drought (D4) conditions early in the month and then improved back to Extreme Drought (D3) conditions by the end of the month.

What these are

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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1157792, 1157793, 1157794, 1157795, 1157796, 1157797, 1157798, 1157799, 1157800, 1157801, 1157802, 1157803, 1157804, 1157805, 1157806, 1157807, 1157808, 1157809, 1157810.