Drought — Mckenzie, North Dakota

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Mckenzie, North Dakota

Wider weather episode

Severe drought (D2) rapidly developed and expanded in area and intensity (to D3) over far western North Dakota in October. With each release of the U.S. Drought Monitor through the month the drought was shown to be expanding and intensifying.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1215599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.