Some normal to above normal rainfall fell across the Central Tennessee Valley during October.  The first fifteen days of the month were essentially rain-free, except for a few spotty light showers that amounted to a tenth of an inch or less where they did occur.
Temperatures, for the most part, stayed well above normal for the first half of the month as well.
Periodic rain began during the second half of the month as the storm track moved southward over the area.  The major event of the month was a slow-moving upper low that parked over the area from the 22nd through the 25th.  October rain amounts ranged from one to three inches in Moore, Franklin and Lincoln Counties, the heaviest of which fell in Lincoln County.
The rain was a nice short-term situation but dry conditions quickly reestablished by the end of the month. Exceptional drought (D4) improved slightly to the Extreme (D3) category in northwest portions of Moore and Lincoln Counties.

Drought in MOORE, TENNESSEE
From 01-OCT-07 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-07 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Some normal to above normal rainfall fell across the Central Tennessee Valley during October. The first fifteen days of the month were essentially rain-free, except for a few spotty light showers that amounted to a tenth of an inch or less where they did occur.
Temperatures, for the most part, stayed well above normal for the first half of the month as well.
Periodic rain began during the second half of the month as the storm track moved southward over the area. The major event of the month was a slow-moving upper low that parked over the area from the 22nd through the 25th. October rain amounts ranged from one to three inches in Moore, Franklin and Lincoln Counties, the heaviest of which fell in Lincoln County.
The rain was a nice short-term situation but dry conditions quickly reestablished by the end of the month. Exceptional drought (D4) improved slightly to the Extreme (D3) category in northwest portions of Moore and Lincoln Counties.

Drought in LINCOLN, TENNESSEE
From 01-OCT-07 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-07 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Some normal to above normal rainfall fell across the Central Tennessee Valley during October. The first fifteen days of the month were essentially rain-free, except for a few spotty light showers that amounted to a tenth of an inch or less where they did occur.
Temperatures, for the most part, stayed well above normal for the first half of the month as well.
Periodic rain began during the second half of the month as the storm track moved southward over the area. The major event of the month was a slow-moving upper low that parked over the area from the 22nd through the 25th. October rain amounts ranged from one to three inches in Moore, Franklin and Lincoln Counties, the heaviest of which fell in Lincoln County.
The rain was a nice short-term situation but dry conditions quickly reestablished by the end of the month. Exceptional drought (D4) improved slightly to the Extreme (D3) category in northwest portions of Moore and Lincoln Counties.

Drought in FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
From 01-OCT-07 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-07 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Some normal to above normal rainfall fell across the Central Tennessee Valley during October. The first fifteen days of the month were essentially rain-free, except for a few spotty light showers that amounted to a tenth of an inch or less where they did occur.
Temperatures, for the most part, stayed well above normal for the first half of the month as well.
Periodic rain began during the second half of the month as the storm track moved southward over the area. The major event of the month was a slow-moving upper low that parked over the area from the 22nd through the 25th. October rain amounts ranged from one to three inches in Moore, Franklin and Lincoln Counties, the heaviest of which fell in Lincoln County.
The rain was a nice short-term situation but dry conditions quickly reestablished by the end of the month. Exceptional drought (D4) improved slightly to the Extreme (D3) category in northwest portions of Moore and Lincoln Counties.