Counties with the worst droughts in Tennessee
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- Abnormally dry: 18.5%
- Area in drought: 38.3% (#25 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 9.0%
--- Severe drought: 20.4%
--- Extreme drought: 8.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 38.3% (#25 nationally)
--- Moderate drought: 9.0%
--- Severe drought: 20.4%
--- Extreme drought: 8.9%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Tennessee statistics
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Warren County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Sequatchie County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Scott County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Polk County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Grundy County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
DeKalb County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 100.0%
--- Severe drought: 0.0%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bradley County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 99.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 99.7%
--- Severe drought: 0.3%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Hamilton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 93.6%
--- Severe drought: 6.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 93.6%
--- Severe drought: 6.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Marion County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 92.8%
--- Severe drought: 7.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 92.8%
--- Severe drought: 7.2%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Pickett County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 89.6%
--- Severe drought: 10.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 89.6%
--- Severe drought: 10.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Van Buren County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 86.5%
--- Severe drought: 13.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 86.5%
--- Severe drought: 13.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Cannon County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 79.5%
--- Severe drought: 20.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 79.5%
--- Severe drought: 20.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
White County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 78.3%
--- Severe drought: 21.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 78.3%
--- Severe drought: 21.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
McMinn County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 64.2%
--- Severe drought: 35.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 64.2%
--- Severe drought: 35.8%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Putnam County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 47.5%
--- Severe drought: 52.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 47.5%
--- Severe drought: 52.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Fentress County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 39.5%
--- Severe drought: 60.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 39.5%
--- Severe drought: 60.5%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Overton County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 28.9%
--- Severe drought: 71.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 28.9%
--- Severe drought: 71.1%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Meigs County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 27.4%
--- Severe drought: 72.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 27.4%
--- Severe drought: 72.6%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bledsoe County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.3%
--- Severe drought: 84.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.3%
--- Severe drought: 84.7%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Franklin County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.6%
--- Severe drought: 98.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 1.6%
--- Severe drought: 98.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Rhea County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 60.3%
--- Severe drought: 39.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 60.3%
--- Severe drought: 39.4%
--- Extreme drought: 0.3%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Coffee County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.7%
--- Severe drought: 23.5%
--- Extreme drought: 3.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 72.7%
--- Severe drought: 23.5%
--- Extreme drought: 3.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Morgan County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 93.4%
--- Extreme drought: 6.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 93.4%
--- Extreme drought: 6.6%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Cumberland County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.8%
--- Severe drought: 75.0%
--- Extreme drought: 9.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 15.8%
--- Severe drought: 75.0%
--- Extreme drought: 9.2%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Roane County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 31.6%
--- Extreme drought: 68.4%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 31.6%
--- Extreme drought: 68.4%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Moore County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.6%
--- Severe drought: 17.3%
--- Extreme drought: 82.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.6%
--- Severe drought: 17.3%
--- Extreme drought: 82.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Bedford County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 5.2%
--- Severe drought: 12.1%
--- Extreme drought: 82.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 5.2%
--- Severe drought: 12.1%
--- Extreme drought: 82.8%
--- Exceptional drought: 0.0%
Marshall County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.5%
--- Extreme drought: 49.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 6.5%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 44.5%
--- Extreme drought: 49.0%
--- Exceptional drought: 6.5%
Lincoln County
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- Abnormally dry: 0.0%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 8.8%
--- Extreme drought: 68.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 22.7%
- Area in drought: 100.0%
--- Moderate drought: 0.0%
--- Severe drought: 8.8%
--- Extreme drought: 68.5%
--- Exceptional drought: 22.7%
This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 49 states.
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