Drought — Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

2023-02-01 to 2023-02-28 · Little Rocky Mountains, Montana

Event narrative

To start February, 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. On the second week of February, the immediate northern border of the Little Rockies against Blaine County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the remainder of the western half remained in (D3-Extreme) drought, and the eastern half remained 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 February for northeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1075920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.