Drought — Crawford, Iowa

2023-04-01 to 2023-04-30 · Crawford, Iowa

Event narrative

Spring precipitation remained at a slight deficit across portions of Crawford county, mostly in the far northwest during April with severe drought persisting. Some improvement to dry conditions were noted elsewhere in the western portions of the county.

Wider weather episode

Severe Drought continued to persist into April with precipitation remaining slightly below normal. Streamflows were also below normal for this time of year.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1088646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.