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Event Details
| Event | Drought |
| State | TENNESSEE |
| County/Area | OBION |
| WFO | MEG |
| Begin Date | 08/01/2012 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 08/31/2012 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | |
| Episode Narrative | Beneficial rain during the month of August helped improve drought conditions across portions of West Tennessee near the Tennessee River while the rest of West Tennessee missed out on the much needed rain continuing the drought. Severe (D2) drought conditions continued from a line near Huntington, to Jackson, to Somerville. Southeast of this line drought conditions relaxed by the end of the month due to the August rains to abnormally dry (D0) to moderate (D1). Meanwhile, extreme (D3) conditions continued across extreme West Tennessee while exceptional (D4) conditions continued across extreme Northwest Tennessee. Many crops in these areas that were planted during the spring struggled to grow due to lack of water. Irreversible damage was done to the corn crop due to the corn being too far along for any rain to help the ears fill. Soybean and sorghum fields yield potential continued to dwindle as a result of the dry conditions. Many pastures were in poor condition forcing farmers to feed cattle baled hay. Cattle were beginning to have a hard time finding adequate water sources. Lake and river levels remained at low levels. Burn bans were issued for many counties as a result of the dry conditions. Many counties were declared federal disaster areas as a result of the drought. |
| Event Narrative | Exceptional (D4) drought conditions continued across the county. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| HARDEMAN (ZONE) | HARDEMAN (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HARDIN (ZONE) | HARDIN (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| TIPTON (ZONE) | TIPTON (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAUDERDALE (ZONE) | LAUDERDALE (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GIBSON (ZONE) | GIBSON (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DYER (ZONE) | DYER (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENRY (ZONE) | HENRY (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAKE (ZONE) | LAKE (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MADISON (ZONE) | MADISON (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| FAYETTE (ZONE) | FAYETTE (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HAYWOOD (ZONE) | HAYWOOD (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCNAIRY (ZONE) | MCNAIRY (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEAKLEY (ZONE) | WEAKLEY (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| OBION (ZONE) | OBION (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARROLL (ZONE) | CARROLL (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CROCKETT (ZONE) | CROCKETT (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DECATUR (ZONE) | DECATUR (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENDERSON (ZONE) | HENDERSON (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHESTER (ZONE) | CHESTER (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SHELBY (ZONE) | SHELBY (ZONE) | TN | 08/01/2012 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
