NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The newest Drought Monitor, which used precipitation totals through this past Tuesday, shows that every county in Middle Tennessee and Southern Kentucky is now at least under “abnormally Dry” conditions.
However, around three-quarters of Middle Tennessee is under a drought classification, which is indicated by the shades of red and orange.
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Comparing this week’s to last week’s drought monitor, you can see that the “Extreme Drought” in red expanded from Giles and parts of Lincoln counties to include parts of Maury, Marshall, Bedford, and Moore counties.
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The Severe Drought in the darker shade of orange has expanded into Franklin County. But most of all, the Moderate Drought in the lighter orange has been extended into Davidson, Robertson, and Sumner counties and almost all of the Middle Tennessee counties east of I-65.