Center Hill Seeing Stream Flow Issues From Lack Of Rain
Center Hill Lake is currently nine feet below its normal elevation for this time of year, experiencing stream flow issues due to a lack of rainfall. Nashville District Water Management Section Chief David Bogema and his team make daily release decisions for the regional dam system. He said the region needs the winter and spring […]
Dry Conditions Ramping Up Lawn Concerns
This week’s NOAA Drought Monitor shows more than half of the Upper Cumberland in need of rain, and a local Ag Extension Agent said that means homeowners need to water their lawns. Overton County UT Agriculture Extension Agent Jason Garrett said most homeowners lawns have fescue grass. Fescue grass is a cool-season type of grass […]
Snow And Ice Melt Helping Soil Recover From 2023 Drought
Putnam County UT Agriculture Extension Agent Wayne Key said the melting snow and ice will help the soil recover from last year’s drought. As 2023 came to a close the Upper Cumberland and over half the state stood in a severe drought. Key said with the snow and ice melting, the soil can get back […]
UC Drought On The Decline; Rainfall Next Five Days Will Help
The southern portion of the Upper Cumberland remains in an extreme drought, but two chances at rain the next several days could make a significant impact. National Weather Service Nashville Meteorologist-in-Charge Krissy Hurley said it will take time to get beyond a very dry summer and fall. “It would probably take a good, you know, […]
NWS Meteorologist Says Drought Relief Is Not Coming In The Near Future
Despite overnight rainfall Friday, dry conditions prevail across the Upper Cumberland. National Weather Service Meteorologist John Cohen said the region received 0.5 inches of rain. He said that amount of rainfall over multiple straight days would impact both fire concerns and the drought. But Cohen said that does not appear on the horizon. “When you […]
Recent Dry Spell May Cause Less Color From Upper Cumberland Leaves
The Upper Cumberland’s fall foliage may look a little muted this year, due in part to the recent dry spell. Putnam Area Forrester Jeff Thompson said there have also been some especially warm days over the last several weeks. Thomson said good moisture with cooler fall days ranging in the 70s proves best for leaf […]
