Drought — Northern Itasca, Minnesota

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-29 · Northern Itasca, Minnesota

Event narrative

D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted across much of northern Itasca County through most of the month of April. Only the far northeastern part of the county was not included in the area of D2 Severe Drought. All areas of D2 Severe Drought were removed across northern Itasca County with the update on the 29th. This was a result of precipitation around 1.5 to 2 inches above normal for the month.

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 April. No changes were observed over most of the month before the complete removal of D2 Severe Drought with the update on the 29th. This left a mix of D0 Abnormally Dry and D1 Moderate Drought across the region with no drought categories across the Minnesota Arrowhead and along the International Broder. Precipitation for April was around 1.5-2.5 inches above normal in areas where D2 Severe Drought were and led to the removal at the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1245343. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.