Drought — Central and Southern Valley, Montana

2024-10-15 to 2024-10-31 · Central and Southern Valley, Montana

Event narrative

On the third week of October, D2-Severe drought spread into the eastern two thirds of central and southern Valley County. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

A drier than average October allowed drought conditions to expand further westward in northeast Montana.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216384. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.