Minnesota, 2023Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 17, 2023
October 1 to 17, 2023 · NWS FGF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
D2 Drought continued from September into early October in one county before subsiding in the middle of October.
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- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
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- Heat and drought
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
D2 Drought continued from September into early October in one county before subsiding in the middle of October.
Drought, North Clearwater
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 17, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- North Clearwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D2 drought indicated in Northern Clearwater from October 1st through the 17th, 2023.
Drought, South Clearwater
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 17, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- South Clearwater forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 47.578, -95.379 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
D2 drought indicated in Southern Clearwater from October 1st through the 17th, 2023.
- 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.
- Drought in Mississippi, October 1 to 31, 2023$14 million · 47 events
- Drought in Iowa, October 1 to 31, 2023$66 million · 8 events
- Drought in Minnesota, October 1 to 31, 2023$48 million · 8 events
- Drought in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2023$43 million · 8 events
- Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 31, 2023$13 million · 15 events
- Drought in Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 2023$6.7 million · 2 events
- Drought in Arkansas, October 1 to 31, 2023$2.0 million · 2 events
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 31, 2023$2.0 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 31, 2023$1.0 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 7, 2023$400,000 · 1 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 5, 2023$250,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Heavy Rain in Florida, October 1, 2023$75,000 · 12 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1145893, 1145894.