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Tennessee Drought Map by County

The share of every Tennessee county in each drought category on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, with the change from the week before.

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Tennessee drought by county

77Counties with some drought (D1+)
64Counties mostly in drought
61Counties with severe drought (D2+)
Oct 27Drought Monitor map week
Benton County: 100% in drought, severe droughtBledsoe County: 49% in drought, abnormally dryCampbell County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryClay County: 100% in drought, severe droughtCoffee County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtDyer County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtGrainger County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryHardeman County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtHickman County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtKnox County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryLoudon County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryMarshall County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtMorgan County: 20% in drought, abnormally dryPolk County: 61% in drought, moderate droughtScott County: 25% in drought, abnormally dryUnion County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryWashington County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryWhite County: 100% in drought, severe droughtWilson County: 100% in drought, severe droughtBradley County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryCarroll County: 100% in drought, severe droughtCheatham County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtClaiborne County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryCrockett County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtCumberland County: 34% in drought, abnormally dryDeKalb County: 100% in drought, severe droughtFayette County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtFentress County: 91% in drought, moderate droughtGreene County: 11% in drought, abnormally dryGrundy County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtHamilton County: 10% in drought, abnormally dryHancock County: 0% in drought, no drought or drynessHardin County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtHenderson County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtHouston County: 100% in drought, severe droughtJackson County: 100% in drought, severe droughtLake County: 99% in drought, moderate droughtLewis County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtMcMinn County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryMcNairy County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtMacon County: 100% in drought, severe droughtMaury County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtMontgomery County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtPerry County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtPickett County: 100% in drought, moderate droughtPutnam County: 100% in drought, severe droughtAnderson County: 5% in drought, abnormally dryBedford County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtRhea County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryRobertson County: 100% in drought, severe droughtRutherford County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtSevier County: 24% in drought, abnormally dryStewart County: 87% in drought, severe droughtTipton County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtVan Buren County: 100% in drought, severe droughtWarren County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtBlount County: 7% in drought, abnormally dryCarter County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryDavidson County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtFranklin County: 100% in drought, severe droughtHamblen County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryHaywood County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtHumphreys County: 100% in drought, severe droughtLawrence County: 100% in drought, severe droughtMadison County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtMoore County: 100% in drought, severe droughtOverton County: 100% in drought, severe droughtRoane County: 8% in drought, abnormally drySmith County: 100% in drought, severe droughtSumner County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtWeakley County: 61% in drought, moderate droughtWilliamson County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtChester County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtDecatur County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtDickson County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtGibson County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtGiles County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtCocke County: 29% in drought, abnormally dryHawkins County: 0% in drought, no drought or drynessHenry County: 84% in drought, moderate droughtJefferson County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryJohnson County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryLauderdale County: 100% in drought, exceptional droughtLincoln County: 100% in drought, severe droughtMarion County: 100% in drought, moderate droughtMeigs County: 0% in drought, abnormally dryMonroe County: <1% in drought, abnormally dryObion County: 84% in drought, moderate droughtSequatchie County: 100% in drought, moderate droughtShelby County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtSullivan County: 0% in drought, partly abnormally dryUnicoi County: <1% in drought, abnormally dryWayne County: 100% in drought, extreme droughtTrousdale County: 100% in drought, severe droughtCannon County: 100% in drought, extreme drought
Mostly abnormally dry (D0)Mostly moderate drought (D1)Mostly severe (D2)Mostly extreme (D3)Mostly exceptional (D4)Some dryness
Each county shaded by the most severe category covering at least half its area on the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Counties

Drought in every Tennessee county

Each county links to its weather and outage page.

Source updated Oct 27, 8:00 am ET (7:00 am CT) · Retrieved Oct 30, 7:35 am ET (6:35 am CT)

CountyD0 or worseD1 or worseD2 or worseD3 or worseD4D1+ change from last week
Lauderdale County100%100%100%100%67%0 pts
Tipton County100%100%100%100%46%0 pts
Cheatham County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Chester County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Coffee County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Crockett County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Davidson County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Fayette County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Hardeman County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Haywood County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Shelby County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Williamson County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Warren County100%100%100%100%0%0 pts
Wayne County100%100%100%99%0%0 pts
McNairy County100%100%100%99%0%0 pts
Bedford County100%100%100%95%0%0 pts
Dickson County100%100%100%94%0%0 pts
Giles County100%100%100%93%0%0 pts
Hickman County100%100%100%93%0%0 pts
Madison County100%100%100%93%0%0 pts
Maury County100%100%100%92%0%0 pts
Cannon County100%100%100%88%0%0 pts
Hardin County100%100%100%88%0%0 pts
Henderson County100%100%100%84%0%0 pts
Rutherford County100%100%100%79%0%0 pts
Sumner County100%100%100%78%0%0 pts
Lewis County100%100%100%76%0%0 pts
Marshall County100%100%100%69%0%0 pts
Gibson County100%100%100%67%0%0 pts
Decatur County100%100%100%66%0%0 pts
Dyer County100%100%100%66%0%0 pts
Grundy County100%100%100%65%0%0 pts
Montgomery County100%100%100%60%0%0 pts
Perry County100%100%100%60%0%0 pts
Robertson County100%100%100%50%0%0 pts
Lincoln County100%100%100%35%0%0 pts
Moore County100%100%100%34%0%0 pts
DeKalb County100%100%100%26%0%0 pts
Franklin County100%100%77%20%0%0 pts
Wilson County100%100%100%17%0%0 pts
Lawrence County100%100%100%15%0%0 pts
Macon County100%100%100%14%0%0 pts
Van Buren County100%100%61%10%0%+20 pts
White County100%100%78%6%0%+19 pts
Trousdale County100%100%100%4%0%0 pts
Humphreys County100%100%100%1%0%0 pts
Sequatchie County100%100%17%<1%0%0 pts
Jackson County100%100%100%0%0%0 pts
Smith County100%100%100%0%0%0 pts
Houston County100%100%93%0%0%+4 pts
Putnam County100%100%93%0%0%+3 pts
Overton County100%100%84%0%0%+3 pts
Carroll County100%100%76%0%0%+24 pts
Clay County100%100%69%0%0%+5 pts
Stewart County100%87%54%0%0%+19 pts
Benton County100%100%52%0%0%+49 pts
Obion County100%84%37%0%0%+19 pts
Weakley County100%61%21%0%0%+40 pts
Marion County100%100%20%0%0%0 pts
Lake County100%99%4%0%0%+27 pts
Cumberland County100%34%<1%0%0%+33 pts
Pickett County100%100%0%0%0%+100 pts
Fentress County100%91%0%0%0%+86 pts
Henry County100%84%0%0%0%+84 pts
Polk County100%61%0%0%0%0 pts
Bledsoe County100%49%0%0%0%+15 pts
Cocke County97%29%0%0%0%+29 pts
Scott County100%25%0%0%0%+6 pts
Sevier County96%24%0%0%0%+19 pts
Morgan County100%20%0%0%0%+1 pts
Greene County81%11%0%0%0%+11 pts
Hamilton County100%10%0%0%0%0 pts
Roane County79%8%0%0%0%0 pts
Blount County86%7%0%0%0%+7 pts
Anderson County97%5%0%0%0%0 pts
Unicoi County99%<1%0%0%0%0 pts
Monroe County100%<1%0%0%0%0 pts
Bradley County100%0%0%0%0%0 pts
McMinn County100%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Meigs County100%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Rhea County100%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Washington County97%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Johnson County92%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Carter County90%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Campbell County74%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Loudon County47%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Jefferson County29%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Union County21%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Knox County20%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Sullivan County16%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Claiborne County8%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Grainger County<1%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Hamblen County<1%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Hancock County0%0%0%0%0%0 pts
Hawkins County0%0%0%0%0%0 pts

Share of each county’s area, map week of Oct 27, 2026. Each column includes the more severe categories to its right. Most severe first.

Statewide

Tennessee drought, recent weeks

Statewide U.S. Drought Monitor statistics.

Source updated Oct 27, 8:00 am ET (7:00 am CT) · Retrieved Oct 30, 8:14 am ET (7:14 am CT)

Map weekNoneD0 or worseD1 or worseD2 or worseD3 or worseD4
Oct 27, 20268.25%91.75%70.86%59.23%38.64%1.31%
Oct 20, 202614.67%85.33%64.22%48.15%18.8%1.16%
Oct 13, 202614.56%85.44%61.38%36.93%7.46%0%
Oct 6, 202614.56%85.44%60.6%34.11%6.19%0%
Sep 29, 202613.24%86.76%59.65%33.75%4.95%0%
Sep 22, 202614.94%85.06%48.07%9.83%1.01%0%
Sep 15, 202620.66%79.34%17.37%1.1%0%0%

Share of Tennessee’s area in each category. Each column includes the more severe categories to its right: D0 abnormally dry, D1 moderate, D2 severe, D3 extreme, D4 exceptional drought. Maps are released on Thursdays.

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What drought means on the ground

Burn bans

No county burn bans in effect. Burn permit season is open through May 15, 2027.

Low rivers

6 streams at or near low water.

Lake levels

TVA and Corps of Engineers lakes, which are drawn down each fall for winter rain.

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Tennessee drought questions

Is Tennessee in a drought right now?

71% of Tennessee was in moderate drought or worse on the U.S. Drought Monitor for the week of Oct 27, and 92% was at least abnormally dry.

Which Tennessee counties are in drought?

The counties with the most area in drought on the latest map: Bedford County (100%), Cannon County (100%), Cheatham County (100%), Chester County (100%), and Coffee County (100%). The table on this page lists all 95.

What do D0 to D4 mean?

D0 is abnormally dry, D1 moderate drought, D2 severe, D3 extreme and D4 exceptional drought. The Drought Monitor sets them from rainfall, soil moisture, streamflow and reports of local impacts.

When is the drought map updated?

The U.S. Drought Monitor releases a new map every Thursday morning, with data valid as of the Tuesday before.

Does drought affect burning?

Dry ground and low humidity make fires spread faster. During drought the Division of Forestry is more likely to pause burn permits, and counties may ask for a burn ban.

Where does the drought data come from?

The U.S. Drought Monitor, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with USDA and NOAA. Tennessee Conditions shows its county statistics as published.

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Beyond drought by county: more Tennessee conditions

Power outages10 utilities listing outagesWeather alertsNo active weather alertsRivers and floodingNo gauges at action stageLake levelsNorris Lake 1,002.74 ftSmokies roads3 road events listedRoad closures4 road closures listedFall colorsFall color season in the mountainsNational park sites13 park alerts listedAir qualityHighest now: Chattanooga 79 (Moderate)Airport delaysNo FAA delays listedWildfires and drought70.86% of the state in drought (D1+)Burn bansNo county burn bans in effectEarthquakes26 in the last 30 daysAttractions and caves28 places, no weather alertsTrail and park closures23 state park trail sections closedNashville bus alerts26 WeGo alerts in effectMajor events2 events in the last 30 days

Where the data for drought by county comes from

Every reading is credited to its source, with the time it was taken. Corrections and source questions go to the sources page.

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Photo: Fall Creek Falls State Park at dawn. Neal Vickers, CC BY-SA 4.0