Drought — Palo Alto, Iowa

2023-03-01 to 2023-03-31 · Palo Alto, Iowa

Event narrative

Severe drought conditions persisted across Palo Alto county during March as below normal precipitation and stream flow continued.

Wider weather episode

Continued below normal precipitation allowed severe drought conditions to persist in portions of northwest and west central Iowa.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088628. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.