Drought in Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah

Drought March 24, 2026 – March 31, 2026 · Eastern Uinta Basin, Utah

What the National Weather Service wrote

With the 3/24 US Drought Monitor update, Utah Zone 024 - Eastern Uinta Basin had been analyzed as having approximately 40% coverage of Extreme (D3) Drought conditions, with the remaining 60% under Severe (D2) Drought conditions. With the 3/31 US Drought Monitor update, Exceptional (D4) Drought had developed, covering approximately 40% of the zone. The remaining 60% of the zone was under Extreme (D3) Drought conditions. No reports of impacts or losses related to the drought in the zone have been received.

The wider storm

After a week of temperatures running close to 30 degrees above normal, and a continued lack of precipitation, drought expanded significantly across eastern Utah and western Colorado. Areas that had been in Moderate (D1) to Severe (D2) Drought now worsened into Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) Drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319055. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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