Drought Information Statement for For East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Southwest North Carolina Valid June 5, 2026 Issued By: National Weather Service Morristown, TN Contact Information: sr-mrx.webmaster@noaa.gov This product will be updated June 12, 2026 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/MRX/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates for regional drought status updates. With recent rainfall, drought improved across much of East Tennessee Rainfall will be limited through the weekend with better coverage expected by early next week 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Link to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for For East Tennessee, SW Virginia, and SW North Carolina Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): None. D3 (Extreme Drought): Portions of the northern Plateau, central/southern Valley, southwest North Carolina, and far eastern portions of southwest Virginia D2 (Severe Drought): Portions of the Cumberland Plateau, southeast Tennessee, and most of southwest Virginia D1 (Moderate Drought): Remaining portions of the southern Plateau, west of Knoxville area, and the northern Valley D0: (Abnormally Dry): Around and east of the Knoxville area {{DROUGHT_MONITOR}} Recent Change in Drought Intensity Link to the latest 4-week change map for For East Tennessee, SW Virginia, and SW North Carolina One Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: None Drought Improved: Much of central portions of East Tennessee and southern Plateau No Change: Remaining areas of East Tennessee, southwest North Carolina, and southwest Virginia {{DROUGHT_CHANGE_MAP}} Precipitation Rainfall has been widespread over the past 30 days Most places have been near or above normal for rainfall {{PRECIPITATION}} Temperature Temperatures have been well below normal in the last week but still slightly above normal for the last 30 days {{TEMPERATURE}} Summary of Impacts Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Hydrologic Impacts Stream flows are below normal for most areas. Agricultural Impacts Soil moisture is variable with some locations still below normal and others above normal Fire Hazard Impacts Fire weather concerns have decreased with recent rainfall and change of seasons Other Impacts Stay tuned for future updates. Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Continue to abide by any local burning bans and regulations. {{HYDROLOGIC}} Agricultural Impacts Crop moisture is generally above normal over the late May period {{AGRICULTURE}} Fire Hazard Impacts Latest TN Burn Ban map available here. Latest VA Burn Ban map available here. Latest NC Burn Ban information available here. Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center. {{FIRE_WEATHER}} Seven Day Precipitation Forecast The area will remain dry through Saturday with rain chances increasing Sunday into next week Rainfall totals will be fairly light (0.5” or less) across most places with the greatest totals expected to be along the mountains and the southern Plateau Locally higher or lower amounts expected due to the scattered nature of showers and storms {{QPF_7_DAY}} Rapid Onset Drought Outlook Links to the latest Climate Prediction Center 8 to 14 day Temperature Outlook and Precipitation Outlook. No strong signal for drought risk or other hazards in our region for Week 2 {{OUTLOOK_8_14_DAY}} Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Above normal temperatures favored for the month of June No notable signal with regard to precipitation for the month of June {{OUTLOOK_MONTHLY}} Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Above normal temperatures favored for the month of June No notable signal with regard to precipitation for the month of June {{OUTLOOK_MONTHLY}} Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought conditions are expected to persist across the entire area for the rest of the summer Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook {{OUTLOOK_DROUGHT_SEASONAL}} Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Drought conditions are expected to persist across the entire area for the rest of June Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook {{OUTLOOK_DROUGHT_SEASONAL}}