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Hi All,

September 2024 is a month we won't be forgetting any time soon. We started off continuing a very dry pattern with Extreme Drought (D3) expanding in Middle Tennessee until receiving some relief from Hurricane Francine. Extreme Drought peaked for this area in the September 10th release of the US Drought Monitor (USDM), while expansion of D3 continued through the September 24th release of the USDM. September 24th was also when a tornado formed in Hancock County - the first September tornado on record in East Tennessee. The biggest story of the month was Hurricane Helene and its many impacts, specifically in Northeast Tennessee. We sent this last week, but feel free to check out our Helene storymap: https://bit.ly/TN_MesonetStory Additional information is provided in the attached September Monthly Climate Summary and we've attached a detailed precipitation infographic of the event. ETSU has also done a video series related to Helene that you can check out here: https://www.etsu.edu/response/appalachia-after-helene.php

We're looking at a continued dry pattern so there could be some drought expansion through the end of October. While drought conditions have muted some of our fall colors, many areas are beginning to show some nice colors and that should continue for the next several weeks.

Have a great rest of the month everyone!

Andrew & Wil

Tennessee Climate Office

East Tennessee State University

Department of Geosciences

310 Ross Hall Johnson City, TN 37614

www.etsu.edu/tn-climate facebook.com/TN.Climate

Publication Date

9-2024

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