Drought — Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2025-07-30 to 2025-07-31 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

The Drought Monitor analysis at the end of July included a patch of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions in Colorado Zone 001, Lower Yampa River Basin. This was in northwest Colorado, near the areas of northeast Utah where Extreme (D3) Drought had also developed by the time of this update. The continued hot and dry conditions, especially over the lower elevations, likely contributed to this expansion. No reports of crop damages or failures, or other drought related impacts, were received.

Wider weather episode

As the month of July continued to be hot and dry, drought worsened across the region, and Extreme (D3) Drought conditions expanded into new areas at the end of the month. This mainly included portions of northwestern Colorado and northeastern Utah.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1284407. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.