Drought conditions continue to persist through the month of January for northeast Montana.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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.
Drought conditions continue to persist through the month of January for northeast Montana.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County were in (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in all but the eastern edge of Western Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern edge was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southern three quarters of Northern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern quarter of the county along the Canadian border was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the northern three quarters of Central and Southern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought, while the southwestern quarter was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southern two thirds of Northern Phillips County were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the northern third of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in all of Eastern Roosevelt County was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in all but the far northwestern corner of Richland County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the far northwestern corner of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the northern quarter of McCone County was in (D3-Extreme) drought with the far southern border of McCone County in (D1-Moderate) drought, and the area in between was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the northern tip of Garfield County was in (D3-Extreme) drought, the remainder of the northern third of Garfield County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southern two thirds were in (D1-Moderate) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the northern half of Central and Southeast Phillips County was at (D3-Extreme) drought, while the southern half of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the northwestern corner of Petroleum County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the southern three quarters of Petroleum County were in (D1-Moderate) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the western two thirds of the Little Rocky Mountains were in (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern third of the Little Rocky Mountains was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southern half of Dawson County was in (D1-Moderate) drought, while the northern half was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions in the southwestern quarter of Sheridan County was in (D2-Severe) drought conditions while the northeastern three quarters of the county were in (D1-Moderate) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.
To start January, ongoing drought conditions for all but the northern edge of Wibaux County were in (D1-Moderate) drought, while the northern edge of the county was in (D2-Severe) conditions. These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Montana in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Montana, January 2023
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: 1068435, 1068437, 1068438, 1068439, 1068440, 1068441, 1068442, 1068531, 1068532, 1068533, 1068534, 1068538, 1068539, 1068541, 1068542.