Drought, Red Willow
- When
- October 20, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Red Willow forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 40.176, -100.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Nebraska, October 20 to 31, 2020
During October D2 Severe Drought moved over Red Willow County. Observed precipitation for the month ranged from a tenth to half an inch.
Where it happened
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- 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 GLD wrote it up.
During October D2 Severe Drought moved over Red Willow County. Observed precipitation for the month ranged from a tenth to half an inch. Normal precipitation amounts ranged from an inch and a half to two inches. This is a departure of an inch to two inches from normal.
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
- Heat in Arizona, October 20, 2020
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, October 20, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 20 to 21, 2020
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, October 20 to 25, 2020
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, October 20, 2020
- Winter Weather in Michigan, October 20 to 21, 2020
- Winter Storm in Wisconsin, October 20, 2020
- Drought in Texas, October 20 to 31, 2020
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Minnesota, October 20, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, October 20 to 21, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, October 20 to 21, 2020
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, October 20 to 21, 2020
More
Every storm in Nebraska in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Nebraska, October 2020
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: 924902.