Drought, Northern Cass
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Cass forecast zone
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 46.950, -94.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2009
An extremely dry September led to drought conditions to develop in October from extreme northern Aitkin County, northern Cass County and northwestern Itasca County. S.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
An extremely dry September led to drought conditions to develop in October from extreme northern Aitkin County, northern Cass County and northwestern Itasca County. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe (D2) drought conditions overspread this area, as precipitation was some 5 to 25 percent of normal during the previous month.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Northern Itasca
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Itasca forecast zone
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 47.510, -93.632 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Northern Aitkin
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Northern Aitkin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Other Federal Agency
- Coordinates
- 46.608, -93.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 1, 2009
- Flash Flood and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 1, 2009
- Flood in Arkansas, October 1 to 31, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, October 1, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, October 1, 2009
- Tornado in Louisiana, October 1, 2009
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Arkansas, October 1, 2009
- Drought in Wisconsin, October 1 to 7, 2009
- Heavy Rain in Arkansas, October 1 to 30, 2009
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, October 1, 2009
- Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2009
- Drought in Colorado, October 1 to 31, 2009
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, October 2009
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: 199302, 199303, 200504.