Drought — Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

2023-01-01 to 2023-01-31 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the western two thirds of the Little Rocky Mountains were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern third of the Little Rocky Mountains was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions continue to persist through the month of January for northeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1068538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.