Drought — Dekalb, Tennessee

2022-12-01 to 2022-12-13 · Dekalb, Tennessee

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions from November 2022 improved to no drought conditions in December.

Wider weather episode

After drought conditions worsened during an abnormally dry fall, a more active pattern set up during the end of November and into early December. This led to rapidly improving drought conditions, and by December 13th, only far northwest Stewart County was in moderate drought. Rainfall totals across Middle Tennessee generally ranged from 4 to 7 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1062249. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.