Drought — Wheeler, Nebraska

2022-02-01 to 2022-02-28 · Wheeler, Nebraska

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought conditions developed over all of Wheeler county in late February. The cooperative station at Bartlett 1W reported 0.00 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.66 inches below the normal of 0.66 inches.

Wider weather episode

Very dry conditions in February, led to expansion of severe (D2) drought conditions into portions of central and north central Nebraska. Precipitation was well below normal for the month of February with many locations across western and north central Nebraska, reporting precipitation totals between 5 and 50 percent of normal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1005054. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.