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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Weather conditions
that have dried parts of the Tennessee River valley to drought status
are expected to persist across an expected hotter than usual summer.
The lack of rainfall is posing challenges of river navigation, recreation, water quality and municipal water supplies.
As summer settles in across
the South, any organized rainfall will be limited to passing cold
fronts. Most of the rain will come from typical convection
thunderstorms, which are short -lived and spotty.
The Tennessee Valley
Authority is watching the river flow and moving water from reservoirs to
meet minimum standards of stream flow.
It's a delicate balance, but the only the Kentucky Lake section of the river is below normal so far.
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