Montana, 2021Drought in Montana, March 1 to 31, 2021
March 1 to 31, 2021 · NWS GGW · 1 event in 1 county or zone
As the dry weather pattern continued across the region, the lack of any decent precipitation brought severe drought conditions further west into new portions of northeast Montana through the month of March.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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As the dry weather pattern continued across the region, the lack of any decent precipitation brought severe drought conditions further west into new portions of northeast Montana through the month of March.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Glasgow, MT wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 7:53 PM MST, 4 hours 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 7:53 PM MST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Glasgow MT
753 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021
.DISCUSSION...
Evening update...
Going forecast was is good shape, with dry conditions across the
region.
After a sizable rebound in temperatures today, a continuing of the
warming trend will continue into the work week ahead, as well as
the dry weather.
97
Previous discussion...
Little shortwave is riding down the east side of the building
Pacific Ridge this afternoon. Main consequence is some breezy
conditions which will calm down by tonight and some clouds
overnight with an outside chance of a flurry or light snow shower
over our far northeastern zones.
Pacific ridge parks over our area the majority of the week.
However a trough in far northern Canada will keep the ridge from
amplifying to its true potential keeping things aloft in a zonal
flow. Regardless this flattened ridge will keep things dry and
temperatures about 10-15 degrees above normal.
By the end of the week that Canadian trough has departed and the
ridge will be able to amplify more and push our temperatures even
warmer. Quite a spread in the models but temperatures could range
anywhere from the mid 50s north to mid 60s south. Will have to
keep watching to see how things trend but the bottom line is
temperatures well above normal this upcoming weekend.
RMB
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.AVIATION...
FLIGHT CONDITIONS: VFR.
WINDS: light and variable tonight and Monday morning, becoming SW
10-20 kts with higher gusts Monday afternoon. SW-W 5-15 kts Monday
evening through Tuesday morning.
SYNOPSIS: Quiet flying weather will continue for at least the next
couple of days as upper level ridging will be the dominant
feature.
97
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.GLASGOW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.
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Drought, Central and Southern Valley
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM MST to March 31, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Central and Southern Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 48.365, -106.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
To start the month of March drought conditions (D2-Severe) began only in the far southeastern corner of Central and Southern Valley County (the Frazer area). By the second week of March, drought conditions (D2-Severe) drastically expanded westward to spread across all but the southwestern corner of Central and Southern Valley County, which persisted there through the end of the month.
- 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.
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 1, 20211 death · $295,000 · EF1 · 4 events
- Flooding in West Virginia, March 1 to 4, 2021$412,000 · 47 events
- Flash Flooding and Debris Flows in Kentucky, March 1 to 2, 2021$75,000 · 74 events
- Strong Wind in Vermont, March 1, 2021$255,000 · 16 events
- Flood in Nebraska, March 1 to 5, 2021$500,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 5, 2021$100,000 · 5 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, March 1 to 2, 2021$58,000 · 68 kt wind · 15 events
- Flooding in Ohio, March 1 to 5, 2021$74,000 · 9 events
- Flooding in Kentucky, March 1 to 25, 2021$72,000 · 7 events
- Flooding in Tennessee, March 1, 2021$70,000 · 3 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New York, March 1 to 2, 2021$22,000 · 50 kt wind · 27 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in West Virginia, March 1 to 2, 2021$50,000 · 10 events
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 948377.