Drought — Eastern Roosevelt, Montana

2022-09-13 to 2022-09-30 · Eastern Roosevelt, Montana

Event narrative

On the second week of September, drought conditions worsened to (D2-Severe) along the western and southern edges of Eastern Roosevelt County, while the northeastern three quarters of the county was in (D1-Moderate) drought. On the last week of September, the entire area of Eastern Roosevelt County worsened to (D2-Severe) drought.

Wider weather episode

A dry August and record heat in early September caused the drought to expand further into northeastern Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1050504. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.