Drought — Bates, Missouri

2025-10-14 to 2025-10-31 · Bates, Missouri

Event narrative

Precipitation deficits over the past few months created drought (D2) conditions in much of Bates County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.

Wider weather episode

By mid October, D2 (severe drought) conditions had developed across several counties in western Missouri.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293876. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.