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Drought in West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Colorado

Drought May 27, 2025 – May 31, 2025 · West Elk and Sawatch Mountains, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Beginning on May 27th, the US Drought Monitor expanded an area of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions into the far western portion of the West Elk and Sawatch Mountains (CO Zone 012). This area covers less than 10% of the zone, and remained unchanged from the 27th through the end of the month.

The wider storm

After seeing a below normal snowpack in the winter of 2024-2025, and after a hot and dry month of May, Extreme (D3) Drought expanded into portions of the Colorado Central Divide Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1267590. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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