The seasonal weather pattern continued to steer most precipitation away from the northeast corner and the eastern edge of Montana. The area of drought (D-2 Severe) conditions persisted and expanded toward the south and southeast across the region throughout the month of November.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS GGW wrote it up.
The seasonal weather pattern continued to steer most precipitation away from the northeast corner and the eastern edge of Montana. The area of drought (D-2 Severe) conditions persisted and expanded toward the south and southeast across the region throughout the month of November.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought conditions (D2-Severe) persisted over east-central and northeastern portions of Richland County through the entire month of November.
Drought conditions (D2- Severe) persisted across all of eastern Roosevelt County through the entire month of November.
Drought conditions (D2- Severe) persisted over portions of western Roosevelt County - mainly east of MT Highway 13 and north of US Highway 2, through the entire month of November.
Drought conditions (D2- Severe) persisted across the far northeastern corner of northern Valley County through the entire month of November.
Drought conditions (D2- Severe) persisted across all but the far southwestern corner of Daniels County through the entire month of November.
Drought conditions (D2- Severe) persisted across all of Sheridan County through the entire month of November.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, November 2020
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 927768, 927769, 927771, 927772, 927774, 927775.