Drought — Pocahontas, Iowa

2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Pocahontas, Iowa

Event narrative

Extreme drought occurred in Pocahontas county in February although this improved to only severe as wet conditions and some thawing allowed infiltration of water into the ground.

Wider weather episode

Severe to locally extreme drought persisted through the month of February although conditions did show some improvement given continued wet conditions through the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075185. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.