Drought — Crow Wing, Minnesota

2025-03-01 to 2025-03-18 · Crow Wing, Minnesota

Event narrative

A very small area of D2 Severe Drought persisted in the beginning of March in the far northwestern corner of the county. D1 Moderate Drought covered most of the county with a small area of D0 Abnormally Dry conditions in the far southern reaches of the county. Precipitation and snow melt during the first part of the month led to the removal of D2 Severe Drought in the county, leaving D1 Moderate Drought and D0 Abnormally Dry conditions. Precipitation for March was near to slightly above normal.

Wider weather episode

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across parts of central St. Louis, northern Itasca, Cass and Crow Wing counties at the start of March. Some improvement was noted across Crow Wing and southern Cass counties with the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 18th. Precipitation for March was generally near normal to slightly above normal in areas where D2 Severe Drought persisted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1235388. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.