More than half of Tennessee has parched soils. The far western portion of the state is now in severe drought, with a small portion in “extreme” drought.
Nashville faces high heat risks this weekend
Dangerous heat will envelop Middle Tennessee this weekend. By Sunday, many areas could face temperatures high enough to trigger heat advisories.
Tennessee has seen 100+ ‘billion-dollar disasters’ since 1980. NOAA will no longer document them.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced last week that it will no longer track the nation’s costliest storms.
Tennessee is 95% drought free for the first time in nearly a year
Nearly all of Tennessee is free from drought, but between June and February, more than half of the state was dry.
Every Tennessee county just had a top 5 warmest year
Temperatures across Tennessee ranged from subzero to over 100 degrees last year, and the average ended up hot.
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Nashville neared 4 inches of snow Friday. Here’s how that stacks up with previous years.
Snowfall has been mixed in recent years. The city got nearly 8 inches last year, no snow in 2023 and more than 13 inches in 2022.
Nashville issues 7th heat advisory this summer
Heat is the leading cause of weather-related deaths in the U.S. and globally. Heat can strain organs in bodies as people try to cool down, worsening conditions like heart disease, diabetes and asthma. Heat risk communication like heat advisories, however, varies across the country.
Nashville just had its 2nd-hottest spring on record
“We have seen a lot of these warming trends, especially in those nighttime temperatures,” says Wil Tollefson, Tennessee’s assistant state climatologist.
A huge solar storm is slamming into the Earth. Scientists say you should look up.
An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.
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