Is Morgan County, Tennessee in a drought?

U.S. Drought Monitor · map valid 13 October 2026

Yes: D1 Moderate Drought, 44 weeks

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 19.11% of Morgan County is in D1 Moderate Drought. Some of it has been at D1 or worse for 44 weeks in a row.

Next map: released Thursday 22 October 2026.

This week in detail

CategoryShare of Morgan County
None (not dry)0%
D0 Abnormally Dry80.89%
D1 Moderate Drought19.11%
D2 Severe Drought0%
D3 Extreme Drought0%
D4 Exceptional Drought0%

Each share is for that category alone; they add up to the whole county.

The last 52 weeks

Of the 52 weekly maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 44 had some of Morgan County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 23 June 2026.

U.S. Drought Monitor, Morgan County, by map valid date, newest first
Map validMost severe categoryIn drought (D1–D4)D0–D4
13 Oct 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 19.11% 100%
6 Oct 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 22.51% 100%
29 Sep 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 20.78% 100%
22 Sep 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 20.78% 100%
15 Sep 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 100%
8 Sep 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 99.38%
1 Sep 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 22.11%
25 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 22.11%
18 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 22.11%
11 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.22% 22.11%
4 Aug 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 6.59% 25.93%
28 Jul 2026 D1 Moderate Drought 18.1% 79.49%
21 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 75.99% 99.2%
14 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 91.1% 98.23%
7 Jul 2026 D2 Severe Drought 98.22% 100%
30 Jun 2026 D2 Severe Drought 98.22% 100%
23 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
16 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
9 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
2 Jun 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
26 May 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
19 May 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
12 May 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
5 May 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
28 Apr 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 100% 100%
21 Apr 2026 D3 Extreme Drought 99.99% 99.99%
14 Apr 2026 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
7 Apr 2026 D2 Severe Drought 91.46% 100%
31 Mar 2026 D2 Severe Drought 91.46% 100%
24 Mar 2026 D2 Severe Drought 84.42% 99.97%
17 Mar 2026 D2 Severe Drought 84.42% 99.97%
10 Mar 2026 D2 Severe Drought 82.87% 99.97%
3 Mar 2026 D2 Severe Drought 82.87% 99.97%
24 Feb 2026 D2 Severe Drought 96.02% 100%
17 Feb 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.12% 100%
10 Feb 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.12% 100%
3 Feb 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.12% 100%
27 Jan 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.12% 100%
20 Jan 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.29% 100%
13 Jan 2026 D2 Severe Drought 95.28% 100%
6 Jan 2026 D2 Severe Drought 100% 100%
30 Dec 2025 D2 Severe Drought 77.7% 100%
23 Dec 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 8.69% 77.7%
16 Dec 2025 D1 Moderate Drought 8.69% 77.7%
9 Dec 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 8.44%
2 Dec 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 7.67%
25 Nov 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 7.67%
18 Nov 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 7.67%
11 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
4 Nov 2025 None 0% 0%
28 Oct 2025 None 0% 0%
21 Oct 2025 D0 Abnormally Dry 0% 46.64%

Drought in every county of Tennessee · Natural disaster risk in Morgan County (FEMA) · Drought in every state

The categories

CategoryName
D0Abnormally Dry (not drought: going into or coming out of drought)
D1Moderate Drought
D2Severe Drought
D3Extreme Drought
D4Exceptional Drought

What each category means on the ground is described on the Drought Monitor's classification page.

How this page reads the Drought Monitor

  • The figures are the U.S. Drought Monitor's own statistics (share of area in each category), read from its data service. The categories are theirs, unchanged. This site does not make its own drought assessment.
  • The Drought Monitor gives each county a share in each category. A county's category here is the most severe one covering any part of it, with the share it covers. "Weeks" counts the weekly maps in a row, newest first, on which some of the county was at that category or worse.
  • A new map is released every Thursday, valid for the Tuesday before. Every figure here carries that valid date. This site reads the new week once, after the Thursday release, and keeps it.
  • Counties are matched to the Drought Monitor by their five-digit FIPS code. Connecticut is shown by its nine planning regions, which replaced its eight counties in 2022; the Drought Monitor's county statistics use the same planning regions.

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Map courtesy of NDMC.

Source: U.S. Drought Monitor, droughtmonitor.unl.edu · The official map for Tennessee · Drought Monitor data tables · drought.gov current conditions · NOAA seasonal drought outlook

Questions

Is Morgan County, Tennessee in a drought?

Yes. On the U.S. Drought Monitor map valid 13 October 2026, 19.11% of Morgan County is in D1 Moderate Drought. Some of it has been at D1 or worse for 44 weeks in a row.

How often has Morgan County been in drought in the past year?

Of the 52 weekly U.S. Drought Monitor maps from 21 October 2025 to 13 October 2026, 44 had some of Morgan County in drought (D1 or worse). The most severe category in that time was D3 Extreme Drought, most recently on the map valid 23 June 2026.

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