Drought — Mckean, Pennsylvania

2025-10-07 to 2025-10-31 · Mckean, Pennsylvania

Event narrative

Due to abnormally dry conditions from September into early October, severe (D2) drought began to be observed across much of McKean County on October 7, 2025. A robust 1.5-2.5 of rainfall on October 30, 2025 resulted in some improvement.

Wider weather episode

After a dry August and September, D2 (severe) drought conditions appeared across north-central Pennsylvania in early October.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.