Current Drought Conditions for Tennessee - May 26, 2026
Tennessee Drought Report
As of May 26, 2026 approximately 93% (39,188 square miles) of Tennessee is under active drought conditions, with an additional 7% (2,957 square miles) classified as Abnormally Dry (D0).
Breaking down current drought conditions across Tennessee: 47.8% (20,160 sq mi) Moderate Drought (D1); 32.4% (13,657 sq mi) Severe Drought (D2); 12.7% (5,371 sq mi) Extreme Drought (D3).
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 | 2,957 | 7% | 7% |
| Moderate Drought | 20,160 | 47.8% | 47.8% |
| Severe Drought | 13,657 | 32.4% | 32.4% |
| Extreme Drought | 5,371 | 12.7% | 12.7% |
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 | Moderate Drought |
| Adamsville | Moderate Drought |
| Allardt | Severe Drought |
| Blaine | Moderate Drought |
| Bolivar | Abnormally Dry |
| Bulls Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Chapel Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Clarksville | Severe Drought |
| Collinwood | Moderate Drought |
| Columbia | Moderate Drought |
| Forest Hills | Moderate Drought |
| Morristown | Moderate Drought |
| Obion | Severe Drought |
| Rutledge | Moderate Drought |
| Shelbyville | Moderate Drought |
| Signal Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Smyrna | Moderate Drought |
| Soddy-Daisy | Severe Drought |
| South Carthage | Moderate Drought |
| Spencer | Moderate Drought |
| Springfield | Extreme Drought |
| Spurgeon | Severe Drought |
| Summertown | Moderate Drought |
| Tazewell | Moderate Drought |
| Tiptonville | Severe Drought |
| Townsend | Moderate Drought |
| Troy | Severe Drought |
| Tullahoma | Moderate Drought |
| Tusculum | Moderate Drought |
| Union City | Severe Drought |
| Unionville | Moderate Drought |
| Vonore | Severe Drought |
| Walland | Moderate Drought |
| Walnut Grove | Severe Drought |
| Walnut Hill | Severe Drought |
| Waverly | Severe Drought |
| Whiteville | Abnormally Dry |
| Wildwood | Moderate Drought |
| Winchester | Moderate Drought |
| Wrigley | Severe Drought |
| Altamont | Moderate Drought |
| Atoka | Abnormally Dry |
| Atwood | Severe Drought |
| Baileyton | Moderate Drought |
| Bean Station | Moderate Drought |
| Bell Buckle | Moderate Drought |
| Berry Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Bethpage | Moderate Drought |
| Big Sandy | Severe Drought |
| Bloomingdale | Severe Drought |
| Bon Aqua Junction | Severe Drought |
| Brentwood | Moderate Drought |
| Brighton | Abnormally Dry |
| Brownsville | Severe Drought |
| Burlison | Moderate Drought |
| Byrdstown | Severe Drought |
| Calhoun | Extreme Drought |
| Carthage | Moderate Drought |
| Caryville | Moderate Drought |
| Celina | Severe Drought |
| Centerville | Severe Drought |
| Chesterfield | Moderate Drought |
| Christiana | Moderate Drought |
| Cleveland | Extreme Drought |
| Collegedale | Severe Drought |
| Collierville | Abnormally Dry |
| Copperhill | Extreme Drought |
| Cottontown | Severe Drought |
| Covington | Moderate Drought |
| Crab Orchard | Extreme Drought |
| Crump | Moderate Drought |
| Cumberland Gap | Moderate Drought |
| Dandridge | Moderate Drought |
| Darden | Moderate Drought |
| Decaturville | Moderate Drought |
| Decherd | Moderate Drought |
| Dover | Severe Drought |
| Doyle | Moderate Drought |
| Dresden | Severe Drought |
| Ducktown | Extreme Drought |
| Dunlap | Severe Drought |
| Dyer | Extreme Drought |
| Dyersburg | Severe Drought |
| Eagleton Village | Moderate Drought |
| Eagleville | Moderate Drought |
| East Cleveland | Extreme Drought |
| Eastview | Abnormally Dry |
| Elgin | Extreme Drought |
| Elkton | Moderate Drought |
| Englewood | Extreme Drought |
| Enville | Moderate Drought |
| Erin | Severe Drought |
| Estill Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Ethridge | Moderate Drought |
| Fairmount | Severe Drought |
| Fall Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Falling Water | Severe Drought |
| Farragut | Moderate Drought |
| Fincastle | Moderate Drought |
| Finger | Abnormally Dry |
| Flintville | Moderate Drought |
| Franklin | Moderate Drought |
| Friendship | Severe Drought |
| Friendsville | Moderate Drought |
| Gadsden | Severe Drought |
| Gainesboro | Moderate Drought |
| Gallatin | Moderate Drought |
| Gallaway | Abnormally Dry |
| Garland | Moderate Drought |
| Gates | Severe Drought |
| Germantown | Abnormally Dry |
| Gibson | Severe Drought |
| Gilt Edge | Moderate Drought |
| Goodlettsville | Severe Drought |
| Gordonsville | Moderate Drought |
| Graball | Moderate Drought |
| Grand Junction | Abnormally Dry |
| Graysville | Severe Drought |
| Greenback | Severe Drought |
| Greenbrier | Severe Drought |
| Greenfield | Severe Drought |
| Greeneville | Moderate Drought |
| Grimsley | Severe Drought |
| Guys | Abnormally Dry |
| Halls | Severe Drought |
| Harriman | Extreme Drought |
| Harrison | Severe Drought |
| Harrogate | Moderate Drought |
| Hartsville | Moderate Drought |
| Helenwood | Extreme Drought |
| Henderson | Moderate Drought |
| Hendersonville | Moderate Drought |
| Henning | Moderate Drought |
| Henry | Extreme Drought |
| Hillsboro | Moderate Drought |
| Hollow Rock | Severe Drought |
| Hopewell | Extreme Drought |
| Hornbeak | Severe Drought |
| Hornsby | Abnormally Dry |
| Humboldt | Severe Drought |
| Huntingdon | Severe Drought |
| Huntland | Moderate Drought |
| Huntsville | Extreme Drought |
| Iron City | Moderate Drought |
| Jacksboro | Moderate Drought |
| Jackson | Moderate Drought |
| Jamestown | Severe Drought |
| Jasper | Severe Drought |
| Jefferson City | Moderate Drought |
| Jellico | Extreme Drought |
| Kenton | Extreme Drought |
| Kingston | Extreme Drought |
| Kingston Springs | Moderate Drought |
| La Vergne | Moderate Drought |
| Lafayette | Severe Drought |
| Lakesite | Severe Drought |
| Lawrenceburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lebanon | Moderate Drought |
| Lenoir City | Severe Drought |
| Lewisburg | Moderate Drought |
| Lexington | Moderate Drought |
| Linden | Moderate Drought |
| Livingston | Severe Drought |
| Lobelville | Severe Drought |
| Lone Oak | Severe Drought |
| Lookout Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Loretto | Moderate Drought |
| Loudon | Severe Drought |
| Lyles | Severe Drought |
| Lynnville | Moderate Drought |
| Manchester | Moderate Drought |
| Martin | Severe Drought |
| Maryville | Moderate Drought |
| Mason | Abnormally Dry |
| Maury City | Severe Drought |
| Maynardville | Moderate Drought |
| McEwen | Severe Drought |
| McLemoresville | Severe Drought |
| Medina | Severe Drought |
| Medon | Abnormally Dry |
| Michie | Moderate Drought |
| Middle Valley | Severe Drought |
| Middleton | Abnormally Dry |
| Midtown | Extreme Drought |
| Millersville | Severe Drought |
| Millington | Abnormally Dry |
| Minor Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Monterey | Severe Drought |
| Mooresburg | Moderate Drought |
| Morrison | Moderate Drought |
| Moscow | Abnormally Dry |
| Mosheim | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Carmel | Moderate Drought |
| Mount Juliet | Moderate Drought |
| Munford | Abnormally Dry |
| Murfreesboro | Moderate Drought |
| New Deal | Severe Drought |
| New Johnsonville | Severe Drought |
| New Market | Moderate Drought |
| New Tazewell | Moderate Drought |
| New Union | Moderate Drought |
| Newbern | Severe Drought |
| Newport | Moderate Drought |
| Nolensville | Moderate Drought |
| Normandy | Moderate Drought |
| Norris | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Grove | Severe Drought |
| Oak Grove | Severe Drought |
| Oak Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Oak Ridge | Moderate Drought |
| Oakdale | Extreme Drought |
| Oakland | Abnormally Dry |
| Oliver Springs | Severe Drought |
| Olivet | Moderate Drought |
| Ooltewah | Severe Drought |
| Orlinda | Extreme Drought |
| Palmer | Moderate Drought |
| Paris | Extreme Drought |
| Parsons | Moderate Drought |
| Pegram | Moderate Drought |
| Pelham | Moderate Drought |
| Petersburg | Moderate Drought |
| Petros | Severe Drought |
| Philadelphia | Severe Drought |
| Pigeon Forge | Moderate Drought |
| Pikeville | Severe Drought |
| Piperton | Abnormally Dry |
| Pittman Center | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant Hill | Severe Drought |
| Pleasant View | Severe Drought |
| Portland | Severe Drought |
| Powells Crossroads | Severe Drought |
| Pulaski | Moderate Drought |
| Puryear | Severe Drought |
| Ramer | Abnormally Dry |
| Red Boiling Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Riceville | Extreme Drought |
| Ridgely | Severe Drought |
| Ridgetop | Severe Drought |
| Ripley | Moderate Drought |
| Rives | Severe Drought |
| Roan Mountain | Severe Drought |
| Rockford | Moderate Drought |
| Rockvale | Moderate Drought |
| Rockwood | Extreme Drought |
| Rogersville | Moderate Drought |
| Rossville | Abnormally Dry |
| Rutherford | Extreme Drought |
| Sale Creek | Severe Drought |
| Saltillo | Moderate Drought |
| Samburg | Severe Drought |
| Sardis | Moderate Drought |
| Saulsbury | Abnormally Dry |
| Savannah | Moderate Drought |
| Scotts Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Selmer | Abnormally Dry |
| Sewanee | Moderate Drought |
| Sharon | Severe Drought |
| Dickson | Moderate Drought |
| Fairview | Moderate Drought |
| Gleason | Severe Drought |
| Kingsport | Severe Drought |
| Luttrell | Moderate Drought |
| Silerton | Abnormally Dry |
| Slayden | Moderate Drought |
| Sneedville | Moderate Drought |
| Somerville | Abnormally Dry |
| South Fulton | Severe Drought |
| Spring City | Extreme Drought |
| Spring Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Stanton | Abnormally Dry |
| Surgoinsville | Moderate Drought |
| Sweetwater | Extreme Drought |
| Telford | Moderate Drought |
| Tellico Plains | Extreme Drought |
| Tennessee Ridge | Severe Drought |
| Toone | Abnormally Dry |
| Tracy City | Moderate Drought |
| Trenton | Extreme Drought |
| Trezevant | Severe Drought |
| Trimble | Extreme Drought |
| Unicoi | Severe Drought |
| Vanleer | Moderate Drought |
| Viola | Moderate Drought |
| Walnut Grove | Moderate Drought |
| Walterhill | Moderate Drought |
| Wartburg | Extreme Drought |
| Wartrace | Moderate Drought |
| Watertown | Moderate Drought |
| Westmoreland | Severe Drought |
| White Bluff | Moderate Drought |
| White House | Severe Drought |
| White Pine | Moderate Drought |
| Whitwell | Severe Drought |
| Williston | Abnormally Dry |
| Winfield | Extreme Drought |
| Woodbury | Moderate Drought |
| Yorkville | Extreme Drought |
| Adams | Extreme Drought |
| Alamo | Severe Drought |
| Alcoa | Moderate Drought |
| Algood | Moderate Drought |
| Ardmore | Moderate Drought |
| Arlington | Abnormally Dry |
| Ashland City | Moderate Drought |
| Athens | Extreme Drought |
| Auburntown | Moderate Drought |
| Bartlett | Abnormally Dry |
| Baxter | Moderate Drought |
| Beersheba Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Bells | Severe Drought |
| Bethel Springs | Abnormally Dry |
| Blountville | Severe Drought |
| Bluff City | Severe Drought |
| Braden | Abnormally Dry |
| Bradford | Severe Drought |
| Bruceton | Severe Drought |
| Burns | Moderate Drought |
| Camden | Severe Drought |
| Castalian Springs | Moderate Drought |
| Cedar Hill | Extreme Drought |
| Centertown | Moderate Drought |
| Charleston | Extreme Drought |
| Charlotte | Moderate Drought |
| Church Hill | Moderate Drought |
| Clarkrange | Severe Drought |
| Clarksburg | Severe Drought |
| Clifton | Moderate Drought |
| Clinton | Moderate Drought |
| Coalfield | Severe Drought |
| Coalmont | Moderate Drought |
| Coopertown | Severe Drought |
| Cornersville | Moderate Drought |
| Cowan | Moderate Drought |
| Cross Plains | Extreme Drought |
| Crossville | Extreme Drought |
| Cumberland City | Severe Drought |
| Dayton | Extreme Drought |
| Decatur | Extreme Drought |
| Mitchellville | Severe Drought |
| Mount Pleasant | Moderate Drought |
| Sevierville | Moderate Drought |
| Chattanooga | Severe Drought |
| Hohenwald | Moderate Drought |
| Andersonville | Moderate Drought |
| New Hope | Severe Drought |
| Park City | Moderate Drought |
| Lakeland | Abnormally Dry |
| Smithville | Moderate Drought |
| Alexandria | Moderate Drought |
| Dowelltown | Moderate Drought |
| Liberty | Moderate Drought |
| South Pittsburg | Moderate Drought |
| Kimball | Moderate Drought |
| Mascot | Moderate Drought |
| Monteagle | Moderate Drought |
| Woodland Mills | Severe Drought |
| Bransford | Severe Drought |
| Dodson Branch | Moderate Drought |
| Fairfield | Severe Drought |
| Fairfield Glade | Extreme Drought |
| Shackle Island | Moderate Drought |
| Memphis | Abnormally Dry |
| Madisonville | Extreme Drought |
| Waynesboro | Moderate Drought |
| McKenzie | Extreme Drought |
| Milan | Severe Drought |
| Parrottsville | Moderate Drought |
| Watauga | Severe Drought |
| Benton | Extreme Drought |
| Bristol | Severe Drought |
| Central | Severe Drought |
| Elizabethton | Severe Drought |
| Erwin | Severe Drought |
| Etowah | Extreme Drought |
| Hunter | Severe Drought |
| Johnson City | Severe Drought |
| Jonesborough | Severe Drought |
| Mountain City | Extreme Drought |
| Oneida | Extreme Drought |
| Bowman | Severe Drought |
| Gatlinburg | Severe Drought |
| Cookeville | Moderate Drought |
| Fayetteville | Moderate Drought |
| Milledgeville | Moderate Drought |
| Knoxville | Moderate Drought |
| Niota | Extreme Drought |
| Gruetli-Laager | Moderate Drought |
| McMinnville | Moderate Drought |
| Stantonville | Moderate Drought |
| Sunbright | Extreme Drought |
| Thompson's Station | Moderate Drought |
| Louisville | Moderate Drought |
| Nashville | Moderate Drought |
| Three Way | Severe Drought |
| Lake Tansi | Severe Drought |
| Wildwood Lake | Extreme Drought |