Current Drought Conditions for Tennessee - July 7, 2026
Tennessee Drought Report
As of July 7, 2026 approximately 45% (18,985 square miles) of Tennessee is under active drought conditions, with an additional 36% (15,380 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Tennessee: 31.9% (13,448 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 13.1% (5,537 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2).
The interactive map below shows current Tennessee drought boundaries. Click any shaded area for its drought category, or browse conditions by city and town in the list below.
| Drought Category | Area (sq mi) | % of State | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormally Dry | 15,380 | 36.5% | 36.5% |
| Moderate Drought | 13,448 | 31.9% | 31.9% |
| Severe Drought | 5,537 | 13.1% | 13.1% |
Tennessee Drought Conditions Map
Click on a drought area for its category. Use the legend icon (lower right) to view drought categories. Toggle additional layers with the icon in the upper right.
Drought boundary shapefiles sourced from the U.S. Drought Monitor GIS Data, produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, in partnership with the USDA and NOAA. Area and percentage calculations by PlantMaps.com.
Drought Conditions by City and Town in Tennessee
| Location | Drought Conditions |
|---|---|
| Sparta | Abnormally Dry |
| Allardt | Moderate Drought |
| Blaine | Abnormally Dry |
| Bulls Gap | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarksville | Moderate Drought |
| Forest Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Morristown | Abnormally Dry |
| Obion | Abnormally Dry |
| Rutledge | Abnormally Dry |
| Signal Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Smyrna | Moderate Drought |
| Soddy-Daisy | Moderate Drought |
| South Carthage | Severe Drought |
| Spencer | Abnormally Dry |
| Springfield | Severe Drought |
| Spurgeon | Abnormally Dry |
| Tazewell | Moderate Drought |
| Tiptonville | Moderate Drought |
| Townsend | Abnormally Dry |
| Troy | Abnormally Dry |
| Tullahoma | Abnormally Dry |
| Tusculum | Abnormally Dry |
| Union City | Abnormally Dry |
| Vonore | Moderate Drought |
| Walland | Abnormally Dry |
| Walnut Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Walnut Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Waverly | Abnormally Dry |
| Wildwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Wrigley | Moderate Drought |
| Altamont | Abnormally Dry |
| Atwood | Abnormally Dry |
| Baileyton | Abnormally Dry |
| Bean Station | Abnormally Dry |
| Berry Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Bethpage | Moderate Drought |
| Big Sandy | Abnormally Dry |
| Bloomingdale | Abnormally Dry |
| Bon Aqua Junction | Moderate Drought |
| Brentwood | Moderate Drought |
| Brownsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Byrdstown | Abnormally Dry |
| Calhoun | Severe Drought |
| Carthage | Severe Drought |
| Caryville | Abnormally Dry |
| Celina | Abnormally Dry |
| Centerville | Abnormally Dry |
| Chesterfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Christiana | Abnormally Dry |
| Cleveland | Severe Drought |
| Collegedale | Severe Drought |
| Copperhill | Severe Drought |
| Cottontown | Moderate Drought |
| Covington | Abnormally Dry |
| Crab Orchard | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Dandridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Darden | Abnormally Dry |
| Decaturville | Abnormally Dry |
| Dover | Abnormally Dry |
| Doyle | Abnormally Dry |
| Dresden | Abnormally Dry |
| Ducktown | Severe Drought |
| Dunlap | Abnormally Dry |
| Dyer | Abnormally Dry |
| Dyersburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Eagleton Village | Abnormally Dry |
| Eagleville | Moderate Drought |
| East Cleveland | Severe Drought |
| Elgin | Severe Drought |
| Elkton | Abnormally Dry |
| Englewood | Severe Drought |
| Enville | Abnormally Dry |
| Erin | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairmount | Moderate Drought |
| Fall Branch | Abnormally Dry |
| Falling Water | Moderate Drought |
| Farragut | Abnormally Dry |
| Fincastle | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Friendship | Abnormally Dry |
| Friendsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Gadsden | Moderate Drought |
| Gainesboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Gallatin | Moderate Drought |
| Garland | Abnormally Dry |
| Gates | Moderate Drought |
| Gibson | Abnormally Dry |
| Goodlettsville | Moderate Drought |
| Gordonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Graball | Moderate Drought |
| Graysville | Severe Drought |
| Greenback | Moderate Drought |
| Greenbrier | Severe Drought |
| Greenfield | Abnormally Dry |
| Greeneville | Abnormally Dry |
| Grimsley | Severe Drought |
| Halls | Moderate Drought |
| Harriman | Severe Drought |
| Harrison | Moderate Drought |
| Harrogate | Moderate Drought |
| Hartsville | Moderate Drought |
| Helenwood | Moderate Drought |
| Henderson | Abnormally Dry |
| Hendersonville | Moderate Drought |
| Henning | Abnormally Dry |
| Henry | Abnormally Dry |
| Hillsboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Hollow Rock | Abnormally Dry |
| Hopewell | Severe Drought |
| Hornbeak | Abnormally Dry |
| Humboldt | Moderate Drought |
| Huntingdon | Abnormally Dry |
| Huntsville | Moderate Drought |
| Iron City | Abnormally Dry |
| Jacksboro | Abnormally Dry |
| Jackson | Abnormally Dry |
| Jamestown | Abnormally Dry |
| Jasper | Abnormally Dry |
| Jefferson City | Abnormally Dry |
| Jellico | Moderate Drought |
| Kenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Kingston | Moderate Drought |
| Kingston Springs | Moderate Drought |
| La Vergne | Moderate Drought |
| Lafayette | Moderate Drought |
| Lakesite | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Lenoir City | Abnormally Dry |
| Lexington | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Abnormally Dry |
| Livingston | Abnormally Dry |
| Lobelville | Moderate Drought |
| Lone Oak | Moderate Drought |
| Lookout Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Loretto | Abnormally Dry |
| Loudon | Moderate Drought |
| Lyles | Moderate Drought |
| Manchester | Abnormally Dry |
| Martin | Abnormally Dry |
| Maryville | Abnormally Dry |
| Maury City | Moderate Drought |
| Maynardville | Abnormally Dry |
| McEwen | Abnormally Dry |
| McLemoresville | Abnormally Dry |
| Medina | Moderate Drought |
| Medon | Abnormally Dry |
| Middle Valley | Moderate Drought |
| Midtown | Severe Drought |
| Millersville | Moderate Drought |
| Minor Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Monterey | Moderate Drought |
| Mooresburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Mosheim | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Carmel | Abnormally Dry |
| Mount Juliet | Moderate Drought |
| Murfreesboro | Moderate Drought |
| New Deal | Moderate Drought |
| New Johnsonville | Abnormally Dry |
| New Market | Abnormally Dry |
| New Tazewell | Moderate Drought |
| Newbern | Abnormally Dry |
| Newport | Abnormally Dry |
| Nolensville | Abnormally Dry |
| Norris | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Grove | Abnormally Dry |
| Oak Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Oakdale | Severe Drought |
| Oliver Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Ooltewah | Severe Drought |
| Orlinda | Severe Drought |
| Palmer | Abnormally Dry |
| Paris | Abnormally Dry |
| Parsons | Abnormally Dry |
| Pegram | Moderate Drought |
| Petersburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Petros | Moderate Drought |
| Philadelphia | Moderate Drought |
| Pigeon Forge | Abnormally Dry |
| Pikeville | Moderate Drought |
| Pittman Center | Moderate Drought |
| Pleasant Hill | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant View | Severe Drought |
| Portland | Moderate Drought |
| Powells Crossroads | Abnormally Dry |
| Pulaski | Abnormally Dry |
| Puryear | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Boiling Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Riceville | Severe Drought |
| Ridgely | Moderate Drought |
| Ridgetop | Moderate Drought |
| Ripley | Abnormally Dry |
| Rives | Abnormally Dry |
| Roan Mountain | Moderate Drought |
| Rockford | Abnormally Dry |
| Rockvale | Moderate Drought |
| Rockwood | Severe Drought |
| Rogersville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rutherford | Abnormally Dry |
| Sale Creek | Severe Drought |
| Samburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Sardis | Abnormally Dry |
| Scotts Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Sharon | Abnormally Dry |
| Dickson | Moderate Drought |
| Fairview | Moderate Drought |
| Gleason | Abnormally Dry |
| Kingsport | Abnormally Dry |
| Luttrell | Abnormally Dry |
| Slayden | Abnormally Dry |
| Sneedville | Abnormally Dry |
| South Fulton | Abnormally Dry |
| Spring City | Severe Drought |
| Spring Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Surgoinsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Sweetwater | Severe Drought |
| Telford | Abnormally Dry |
| Tellico Plains | Severe Drought |
| Tennessee Ridge | Abnormally Dry |
| Tracy City | Abnormally Dry |
| Trenton | Abnormally Dry |
| Trezevant | Abnormally Dry |
| Trimble | Abnormally Dry |
| Unicoi | Abnormally Dry |
| Vanleer | Abnormally Dry |
| Walterhill | Moderate Drought |
| Wartburg | Severe Drought |
| Watertown | Moderate Drought |
| Westmoreland | Moderate Drought |
| White Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| White House | Moderate Drought |
| White Pine | Abnormally Dry |
| Whitwell | Abnormally Dry |
| Winfield | Moderate Drought |
| Woodbury | Moderate Drought |
| Yorkville | Abnormally Dry |
| Adams | Severe Drought |
| Alamo | Moderate Drought |
| Alcoa | Abnormally Dry |
| Algood | Moderate Drought |
| Ardmore | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashland City | Moderate Drought |
| Athens | Severe Drought |
| Auburntown | Moderate Drought |
| Baxter | Moderate Drought |
| Beersheba Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Bells | Moderate Drought |
| Blountville | Abnormally Dry |
| Bluff City | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradford | Abnormally Dry |
| Bruceton | Abnormally Dry |
| Burns | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Abnormally Dry |
| Castalian Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Hill | Severe Drought |
| Charleston | Severe Drought |
| Charlotte | Moderate Drought |
| Church Hill | Abnormally Dry |
| Clarkrange | Severe Drought |
| Clarksburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Clinton | Abnormally Dry |
| Coalfield | Moderate Drought |
| Coalmont | Abnormally Dry |
| Coopertown | Severe Drought |
| Cross Plains | Severe Drought |
| Crossville | Severe Drought |
| Cumberland City | Abnormally Dry |
| Dayton | Severe Drought |
| Decatur | Severe Drought |
| Mitchellville | Severe Drought |
| Sevierville | Abnormally Dry |
| Chattanooga | Moderate Drought |
| Andersonville | Abnormally Dry |
| New Hope | Abnormally Dry |
| Smithville | Moderate Drought |
| Alexandria | Moderate Drought |
| Dowelltown | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty | Moderate Drought |
| South Pittsburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Kimball | Abnormally Dry |
| Mascot | Abnormally Dry |
| Woodland Mills | Abnormally Dry |
| Bransford | Moderate Drought |
| Dodson Branch | Abnormally Dry |
| Fairfield | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfield Glade | Severe Drought |
| Shackle Island | Moderate Drought |
| Madisonville | Severe Drought |
| McKenzie | Abnormally Dry |
| Milan | Abnormally Dry |
| Parrottsville | Abnormally Dry |
| Watauga | Abnormally Dry |
| Benton | Severe Drought |
| Bristol | Moderate Drought |
| Central | Abnormally Dry |
| Elizabethton | Abnormally Dry |
| Erwin | Moderate Drought |
| Etowah | Severe Drought |
| Hunter | Abnormally Dry |
| Johnson City | Abnormally Dry |
| Jonesborough | Abnormally Dry |
| Mountain City | Severe Drought |
| Oneida | Moderate Drought |
| Bowman | Severe Drought |
| Gatlinburg | Abnormally Dry |
| Cookeville | Moderate Drought |
| Fayetteville | Abnormally Dry |
| Milledgeville | Abnormally Dry |
| Knoxville | Abnormally Dry |
| Niota | Severe Drought |
| Gruetli-Laager | Abnormally Dry |
| Sunbright | Severe Drought |
| Thompson's Station | Moderate Drought |
| Louisville | Abnormally Dry |
| Nashville | Moderate Drought |
| Three Way | Moderate Drought |
| Lake Tansi | Severe Drought |
| Wildwood Lake | Severe Drought |