Drought — Southern Cass, Minnesota

2024-04-01 to 2024-04-30 · Southern Cass, Minnesota

Event narrative

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across almost all of southern Cass County for most of the month outside of a very small area D1 Moderate Drought along the Crow Wing River in the far southeastern corner of the county. Above normal precipitation during the latter half of the month led to the almost complete removal of D2 Severe Drought across the southern half of the county with the update on the 30th, leaving only a small area just southwest of Backus. Precipitation for the month was around 1 to 2 inches above normal with much of it falling during the last few weeks of the month.

Wider weather episode

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across parts of Koochiching, Itasca, Cass, Crow Wing and Aitkin counties to begin April. Rainfall over the latter half of the month led to a reduction in the area of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 30th leading to the removal of D2 Severe Drought across Crow Wing and Aitkin counties. Precipitation for the month ended up around 0.25-0.75 inches above normal, highest across the southern portion of the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1169175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.