Drought in Flattop Mountains, Colorado

Drought January 21, 2026 – January 31, 2026 · Flattop Mountains, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

With the 1/21 US Drought Monitor update, an area of Extreme (D3) Drought had expanded into Colorado Zone 013 - Flattop Mountains. This area of Extreme (D3) Drought covered 10% of the zone, with 80% of the zone under Severe (D2) Drought, and 10% under Moderate (D1) Drought. These drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. No reports of impacts or damages related to this drought expansion have been received.

The wider storm

As the month of January continued to be generally drier and warmer than normal, drought began to expand outward from the core of Exceptional (D4) Drought in the central Colorado Divide.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310608. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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