Drought — Grant, Nebraska

2023-06-01 to 2023-06-30 · Grant, Nebraska

Event narrative

Severe (D2) drought conditions over southeastern portions of Grant County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Adequate precipitation in June across western, far southwestern and portions of north central Nebraska, led to some improvement in drought conditions in these areas. Across the Sandhills, conditions remained largely unchanged for the month. Across portions of Boyd and Holt Counties, drought conditions actually deteriorated by the end of June.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1106738. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.