Drought — Brown, Nebraska

2024-10-01 to 2024-10-31 · Brown, Nebraska

Event narrative

Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Brown County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Elsmere 9ENE reported 0.90 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.89 inches below the normal of 1.79 inches. The cooperative observer at Ainsworth reported 0.59 inches of precipitation in October. This was 1.14 inches below the normal of 1.73 inches.

Wider weather episode

Continued dry conditions across western and north central Nebraska, led to the expansion of severe (D2) drought conditions across a large portion of western and north central Nebraska in October. By the end of the month, severe (D2) and extreme (D3) drought conditions were generally along and north of the North Platte River from Lisco to North Platte, and north of the Platte River from North Platte to Brady.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220560. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.