More than half of Tennessee has parched soils.

The far western portion of the state is now in severe drought, with a small portion in “extreme” drought, and much of West and Middle Tennessee is in moderate drought.

The state has now been in widespread drought for four consecutive years — including the past few fall seasons, despite intermittent heavy rainfall events.

Tennessee has experienced fall droughts for four consecutive years

In October 2022, Nashville got about 1.4 inches of rain. The city also got just 1.4 inches that September — so widespread drought had set in by early October that year and affected local fall foliage and wildlife. The ongoing drought that fall, which set in not long after a drought that summer that intensified the city’s sixth-hottest summer, caused enough

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