Drought — Garfield, Montana

2024-10-15 to 2024-10-31 · Garfield, Montana

Event narrative

On the third week of October, the far northeastern corner of Garfield County along the Dry Arm of Fort Peck Lake worsened to D2-Severe drought. On the last week of October, the southeastern corner of Garfield County worsened to D2-Severe drought.

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 1216387. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.