Sumner County has gone dark – as in exceptional drought dark… Is there any relief in sight?
U.S. Drought Monitor for Oct. 4. (Click to enlarge)
Sumner Newscow report — Every heard the saying “going to the dark side?”
Well, Sumner County has gone to the dark side – as far as drought monitoring is concerned. The majority of Sumner County is currently at D4 – exceptional drought – the most severe of drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor statistics. This marks the first time the majority of the county is in the brown. The data is measured as follows:
As far as when we will get rain, it might take more than a rain dance. There is a 1-in-5 chance we could get some rain on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. Here is the seven-day forecast from the National Weather Service:
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