000 FGUS74 KOHX 051610 ESFOHX TNC003-005-015-021-027-031-035-037-041-043-049-055-061-081-083-085- 087-099-101-111-117-119-125-133-135-137-141-147-149-159-161-165-169- 175-177-181-185-187-189-110000- HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN 1110 AM CDT THU JUN 5 2008 ...DROUGHT STILL PERSISTING ACROSS SOUTHEAST MIDDLE TENNESSEE... ...STARTING ON JUNE 10 2008 THE CURRENT DROUGHT INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED UNDER THE NEW AWIPS HEADER MEMDGTOHX... THE LATEST U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR SHOWS VARYING DROUGHT CONDITIONS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE...WITH 49 PERCENT OF THE STATE EXPERIENCING AT LEAST ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS...37 PERCENT EXPERIENCING AT LEAST MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS...AND 11 PERCENT EXPERIENCING SEVERE DROUGHT CONDITIONS. THE SEVERE DROUGHT STILL REMAINS ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. RAINFALL FROM THIS PAST WINTER AND SPRING HAS BEEN ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST AREAS WHICH HAS ALLOWED FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE DROUGHT. BELOW ARE SOME PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS IN INCHES FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS...MARCH THROUGH MAY...THE DEPARTURE FROM NORMAL...AND THE PERCENT OF NORMAL FOR THE LAST 3 MONTHS...6 MONTHS...9 MONTHS...AND 12 MONTHS: COUNTY % OF NORMAL LOCATION PRECIP DEP 3 MO 6 MO 9 MO 12 MO --------------------------------------------------------------------- BEDFORD SHELBYVILLE 13.85 -1.95 88% 80% 75% 78% CANNON WOODBURY 12.20 -3.75 76% 71% 72% 73% CHEATHAM KINGSTON SPRINGS 20.28 +5.25 135% 114% 104% 90% COFFEE TULLAHOMA 15.77 -1.18 93% 80% 71% 70% CUMBERLAND CROSSVILLE AIRPORT 16.35 +0.20 101% 88% 90% 82% DAVIDSON NASHVILLE INTL AIRPORT 18.30 +4.43 132% 113% 115% 99% OLD HICKORY DAM 19.43 +5.68 141% 117% 117% N/A DE KALB SMITHVILLE 12.51 -2.89 81% 71% 70% 67% DICKSON DICKSON 21.59 +5.29 132% 117% 114% 101% FENTRESS ALLARDT 14.28 -0.94 94% 86% 89% 93% JAMESTOWN 14.39 -1.39 91% 82% 79% 80% GILES PULASKI 16.69 +1.16 107% 90% 82% 79% HICKMAN CENTERVILLE 21.68 +5.56 134% 118% 117% N/A MAURY COLUMBIA 16.28 -0.39 98% 88% 89% 81% MONTGOMERY CLARKSVILLE 21.29 +6.61 145% 134% 135% 114% OVERTON LIVINGSTON 13.92 -0.75 95% 88% 86% 83% PUTNAM COOKEVILLE 14.81 -1.23 92% 78% 75% 73% MONTEREY 15.06 -1.94 89% 79% 79% N/A RUTHERFORD MURFREESBORO 14.95 -0.36 98% 89% 89% 85% SMITH CARTHAGE 12.47 -2.37 84% 68% 71% 64% STEWART DOVER 21.96 +7.12 148% 131% 133% N/A SUMNER BETHPAGE 16.02 +0.63 104% 98% 96% 88% PORTLAND 20.19 +4.90 132% 114% 106% 92% WARREN MC MINNVILLE 11.79 -3.35 78% 69% 67% 68% WHITE SPARTA 14.93 -0.96 94% 78% 77% 72% WILLIAMSON FRANKLIN 18.11 +2.28 114% 104% 106% 95% WILSON LEBANON 17.66 +2.92 120% 96% 93% 80% ...DROUGHT DEFINITIONS... ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS MEAN GROWTH OF CROPS...PLANTS...OR PASTURES MAY BE SLOWED...AND THE FIRE RISK MAY BE ELEVATED. MODERATE DROUGHT CONDITIONS MEAN CROPS...PLANTS...OR PASTURES MAY HAVE SOME DAMAGE...THE FIRE RISK CONTINUES TO BE ELEVATED...WATER LEVELS IN AREA RIVERS...CREEKS...AND STREAMS ARE BELOW NORMAL...AND WATER SHORTAGES AND RESTRICTIONS MAY DEVELOP. A SEVERE DROUGHT MEANS AGRICULTURAL LOSSES MAY OCCUR...THE FIRE RISK IS VERY HIGH...AND WATER SHORTAGES ARE COMMON AND RESTRICTIONS MAY BE IMPOSED. A SIGN OF EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS ARE SIGNIFICANT AGRICULTURAL LOSSES...EXTREME FIRE DANGER...AND WIDESPREAD WATER SHORTAGES AND RESTRICTIONS ARE COMMON. IN AN EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT...WATER SHORTAGES AND RESTRICTIONS ARE WIDESPREAD AND THERE ARE MAJOR AGRICULTURAL LOSSES. THE DROUGHT CATEGORIES IN DEGRADING ORDER ARE ABNORMALLY DRY... MODERATE...SEVERE...EXTREME AND EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT. ...OUTLOOK... THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER INDICATES EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE... BELOW...OR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF ABOVE NORMAL PRECIPITATION FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE IN JUNE. THE 90 DAY OUTLOOK FOR JUNE...JULY...AND AUGUST INDICATES A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND EQUAL CHANCES OF ABOVE...BELOW...OR NORMAL PRECIPITATION ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE. $$ LAROSA