Drought, Iron
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 16, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 46.317, -90.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 16, 2007
At the beginning of October, severe (D2) drought conditions were reported across eastern Iron County. Following several rounds of beneficial rainfall, this area was upgraded to moderate (D1) drought status by mid-month.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS DLH wrote it up.
At the beginning of October, severe (D2) drought conditions were reported across eastern Iron County. Following several rounds of beneficial rainfall, this area was upgraded to moderate (D1) drought status by mid-month.
All of northwest Wisconsin was declared a federal disaster area on October 31 for the extreme drought that prevailed throughout the summer of 2007.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Rip Current and High Surf in Florida, October 1 to 2, 2007
- Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, October 1, 2007
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, October 1, 2007
- Drought in Alabama, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Damaging Wind and High Surf in Florida, October 1 to 2, 2007
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Drought in Mississippi, October 1 to 31, 2007
- Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 2007
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, October 2007
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 62113.