Recent Rain Makes Up Upper Cumberland Rainfall Deficit

This week’s rain put a dent in the Upper Cumberland’s rainfall deficit.

National Weather Service Meteorologist Krissy Hurley said most areas received at least two to three inches of precipitation this week. Combine that with the last two weeks’ rain, and the region made up for its fall drought.

“The new drought monitor was issued late this week and I’m proud to report all of the Upper Cumberland has been erased from the monitor,” Hurley said. “There are a few areas of abnormally dry areas say across southern and middle Tennessee.”

Hurley said leading up to the rain, most of the Upper Cumberland was under a severe drought notification. She said the conditions even had effects on the type of fall the region saw.

“You saw probably that things were a little crunchy, things were brown, not quite the beautiful fall colors we usually see,” Hurley said. “So going into the rainier months we’d hope to see that would put an end to the drought conditions, and boy it sure has.”

Hurley said the long-term forecast for the rest of December is drier.