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Drought in Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Drought February 1, 2026 – February 7, 2026 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) Drought was removed from Colorado Zone 001 - Lower Yampa River Basin on February 7th. Drought did not reoccur over the course of a month from that date. Therefore this will be the last drought entry for this zone until such time as Extreme (D3) or Exceptional (D4) Drought again develops.

The wider storm

Above normal temperatures and below normal precipitation continued through the month of February. This led to a continued state of drought across eastern Utah and western Colorado, particularly along the northern and central Colorado Divide mountains. Extreme (D3) Drought saw expansion during the middle of the month, moving into portions of lower elevation northwest Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315381. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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