Drought — Deuel, Nebraska

2021-03-01 to 2021-03-16 · Deuel, Nebraska

Event narrative

Drought conditions improved across Deuel county in March. The western western 3/4ths of the county improved from severe (D2) drought to moderate (D1) drought on March 16th.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions improved 1 to 2 categories across western and north central Nebraska in March. March was very wet across western and north central Nebraska. North Platte tallied its second wettest March on record with 3.73 inches of precipitation. Valentine recorded 2.42 inches, which was their 8th wettest March on record. Broken Bow received 4.51 inches of precipitation which was their 2nd wettest March on record. Imperial had 2.44 inches which was their 11th wettest March on record.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 951659. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.