TEAM COVERAGE: Rain Pours Some Drought Relief Across Tri-Cities
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TEAM COVERAGE: Rain Pours Some Drought Relief...
The Tri-Cities region is wading in a long term severe drought. The National Drought Mitigation Center reports the agricultural and hydrological impact is really being felt across Tennessee and North...
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Your Tri-Cities News Source had LIVE team coverage on the drought impacts being felt across the area on News Channel 11’s Morning Edition.
Related Links
National Integrated Drought Information System
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt
NOAA Drought Information
http://www.drought.noaa.gov/
Tri-Cities boaters and fishers taking to area streams are coming up dry with low water levels. The Appalachian area is wading in a long term severe drought.
Areas such as Holston River and Winged Deer Park are seeing crest levels nearly one foot lower than normal.
Memorial Day levels along Boone Lake were low considering the water is just starting to crest this month.
It’s not just the fishers, but the farmers who are thirsty for more rain.
Dry conditions are washing in a wave of economic issues across the Appalachian area.
The National Drought Mitigation Center reports the agricultural and hydrological impact is really being felt across Tennessee and North Carolina.
Drought Mitigation Impact
January-June 2008
Virginia 1 – 60
Tennessee 61 – 120
North Carolina >240
The Tar Heel state has the most impacted areas than anywhere in the United States. There are more than 240 impacted areas in North Carolina.
The Volunteer state is struggling with 61 to 120 cases.
Virginia mitigation numbers are hovering under 60 reported cases.
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