Drought — Prairie, Montana

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

Event narrative

On the third week of October, the far eastern border of Prairie County worsened to D2-Severe drought. On the fourth week of October the eastern two thirds of Prairie County worsened to D2-Severe drought. By the end of the month, all of Prairie 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 1216414. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.