Drought in Tennessee

Events

1,967

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$15 million

• Drought in Tennessee, June 1 to 30, 2007$10 million · 39 eventsThe Tennessee State Department of Agriculture has estimated the crop loss in the 100's of millions of dollars. Death of tissue is still progressing. The heat has increased the death process. Loss of inventory or sales will result in buyers going elsewhere.
• Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 2007$5.0 million · 39 eventsTennessee crop losses in 2007 could total $750 million because of the drought. Cotton, tobacco, soybean, and hay yield will be down 38%-48% from last year. Farmers, whose lands make up 45% of the state, are trying to make do.
• Drought in Tennessee, September 1 to 30, 199839 eventsAn extremely dry month throughout all of East Tennessee. Rainfall totals and departure from normal from the 3 official observing sites are as follows: Tri-Cities (TRI): 0.9" total, 2.36" below normal; Knoxville (TYS): 1.31" total, 1.76" below normal; Chattanooga (CHA): 1.47"…
• Drought in Tennessee, May 1 to 31, 200739 eventsDrought conditions started in March 2007, but its effects were being felt in May by farmers. The quality of hay was poorer, and yield was down by as much as 60 to 70 percent. There were 14 consecutive days in May, specifically from May 17-30, when no rain fell in Nashville.
• Drought in Tennessee, August 1 to 31, 200739 eventsConditions did not improved at all with the drought. Water restrictions remained in several communities. In the City of Franklin, 5 homeowners had their water cut off for violating the restrictions.
• Drought in Tennessee, July 1 to 31, 200739 eventsGovernor Phil Bredesen had requested federal disaster drought assistance aid for farmers across all 95 counties in Tennessee on July 5, 2007. The request was approved by the USDA on July 31. The assistance will give an opportunity for farmers to receive low interest loans.
• Drought in Tennessee, September 1 to 30, 200739 eventsNo relief in the drought across Middle Tennessee. Many communities have established voluntary water restrictions.
• Drought in Tennessee, December 1 to 31, 201638 eventsSignificant rainfall across Middle Tennessee during late November 2016 into December 2016 begin to improve drought conditions throughout the region.
• Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 201638 eventsA continued significant lack of rainfall across Middle Tennessee during November 2016 led to worsening drought conditions throughout the region and the driest start to the fall season since 1953.
• Drought in Tennessee, May 1 to 31, 202638 eventsAfter a very dry April, conditions improved for Middle Tennessee during May 2026. The second half of the month was particularly active with above normal precipitable water values resulting in daily rounds of showers and thunderstorms.
• Drought in Tennessee, April 1 to 30, 202638 eventsA dry spring continued across Middle Tennessee during April 2026. Precipitation amounts were generally 3 to 5 inches across with most of this rain recorded during the last week of the month.
• Drought in Tennessee, December 1 to 31, 202336 eventsAs abnormally dry conditions continued across Middle Tennessee, drought conditions worsened across the area. By the end of December, severe drought conditions expanded to about 85 percent of the area with about 64 percent of that in the extreme drought category.
• Drought in Tennessee, January 1 to 31, 202436 eventsBeneficial moisture across Middle Tennessee led to significant drought improvement in January 2024. By the end of January, zero percent of the area was in extreme drought while 22 percent of the area was in severe drought.
• Drought in Tennessee, September 1 to 30, 202435 eventsAs an abnormally dry summer came to an end, drought conditions only continued to worsen across Middle Tennessee in September 2024. Prior to rainfall received from the remnants of Hurricane Helene, rain deficits continued to grow across the area.
• Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 202433 eventsThe remnants of Hurricane Helene at the end of September 2024 provided significant drought relief in October. At the beginning of October, only about 2 percent of Middle Tennessee was in at least severe drought, compared to about 75 percent of the area at the end of September.
• Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 202331 eventsAs abnormally dry conditions continued across Middle Tennessee, drought conditions worsened across the area. By the end of November, about 70 percent of the area remained in at least a severe drought with about 37 percent of that area in the extreme drought category.
• Drought in Tennessee, October 17 to 31, 202328 eventsWith an abnormally dry fall for Middle Tennessee, drought conditions quickly worsened throughout the area. At the beginning of the month of October, only abnormally dry conditions were observed across portions of Middle Tennessee.
• Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 200725 eventsThe drought was easing up in the western part of Middle Tennessee in November. The City of Portland in Sumner County lifted water restrictions along with the City of Lafayette. The April spring freeze and drought was hard on Christmas tree growers.
• Drought in Tennessee, July 1 to 31, 2016$25,000 · 5 eventsDespite widespread and major flooding that affected northern Middle Tennessee during July 2016, a lack of significant rainfall across southern portions of Middle Tennessee from June and continuing through July led to severe (D2) drought conditions across some counties close to…
• Drought in Tennessee, July 1 to 31, 202223 eventsLack of rainfall across the region during June 2022 led to moderate to severe drought conditions developing across western and southern Middle Tennessee throughout the month of July 2022. Drought conditions were worst in the counties along the Tennessee River.
• Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 202223 eventsWith much of the month of November 2022 remaining abnormally dry, drought conditions across Middle Tennessee worsened. By the end of November, 100 percent of Middle Tennessee was in at least moderate drought with about 34 percent in severe drought.
• Drought in Tennessee, March 1 to 31, 200822 eventsThe drought area has shrunk a little since February, 2008.
• Drought in Tennessee, February 1 to 29, 200822 eventsThe drought continued to affect areas in the eastern part of Middle Tennessee in February, 2008.
• Drought in Tennessee, November 1 to 30, 202422 eventsThe drought relief in early October proved to be short lived as an abnormally dry fall persisted across Middle Tennessee. Drought conditions only worsened in November 2024.
• Drought in Tennessee, July 3 to 23, 201221 eventsAfter several weeks of below normal rainfall, drought conditions across several Middle Tennessee counties reached the D2 Severe Drought Classification Criteria as stated in the U.S. Drought Monitor on Tuesday, July 3rd.

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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.