Very dry conditions continued across northeast portions of Louisiana during most of October. There were some rains that came late in the month which provided some temporary relief. Rainfall amounts ranged from a half  to one and a half inches with locally higher amounts. Most locations were 1 to 3 inches below normal for the month. The dry stretch resulted in severe(D2) to extreme(D3) drought conditions. Crops were put under stress under the warm and dry conditions. The likely impact will be less crop yields for harvest time.

Drought in MADISON, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 2 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, with extreme drought conditions by the end of the month. Some rain affected the parish toward the end of the month which brought some brief relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in MOREHOUSE, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 2 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, with severe to extreme drought conditions by the end of the month for most of the parish.
There was some rain of 0.5 to 1.5 inches which brought some brief relief to the drought conditions toward the end of the month.

Drought in CONCORDIA, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, severe drought conditions developed by the end of the month. Some rain of 1 to 2 inches and locally higher affected the parish toward the end of the month which brought some relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in RICHLAND, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 2 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, with extreme drought conditions persisting for most of the parish. Some rain affected the parish toward the end of the month which brought some brief relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in TENSAS, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 2 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, with severe to extreme drought conditions across the entire parish by the end of the month. Some rain of 1 to 3 inches affected the parish toward the end of the month which brought some relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in WEST CARROLL, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 2 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, with extreme drought conditions across the entire by the end of the month. Some rain  of around 1 to 1.5 inches affected the region toward the end of the month which brought brief relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in CATAHOULA, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 2 inches below normal for much of the parish for the month, resulting in severe drought conditions by the end of the month. Some rains came late in the month which provided some brief relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in EAST CARROLL, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, resulting in extreme drought conditions by the end of the month. There was some rain toward the end of the month which brought some brief relief to the drought conditions.

Drought in FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA
From 01-OCT-10 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-10 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 500.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Rainfall was 1 to 3 inches below normal for the month over much of the parish, resulting in severe  to extreme drought conditions by the end of the month. Some rain affected the region toward the end of the month which brought some brief relief to the drought conditions.