Drought conditions in western Colorado persisted during the month of September as a result of continued below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures.

Drought in LOWER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted and expanded to encompass all but the far northern portion of the zone at the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted and expanded to encompass the majority of the forecast zone at the end of the month.

Drought in ROAN AND TAVAPUTS PLATEAUS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in ELKHEAD AND PARK MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted and expanded to encompass the majority of the forecast zone at the end of the month.

Drought in UPPER YAMPA RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted and expanded to encompass the entirety of the forecast zone at the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL COLORADO RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in GORE AND ELK MOUNTAINS/CENTRAL MOUNTAIN VALLEYS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL GUNNISON AND UNCOMPAHGRE RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status across the entirety of the forecast zone in mid September.

Drought in FLATTOP MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in UNCOMPAHGRE PLATEAU AND DALLAS DIVIDE, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September across all but the far western portion of the zone.

Drought in NORTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September across the majority of the forecast zone.

Drought in SOUTHWESTERN SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status across the entirety of the forecast zone in mid September.

Drought in PARADOX VALLEY / LOWER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted and continued to inch further north to include the majority of the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in FOUR CORNERS / UPPER DOLORES RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in ANIMAS RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted across the forecast zone through the end of the month.

Drought in SAN JUAN RIVER BASIN, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status across the entirety of the forecast zone in mid September.

Drought in GRAND VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month except the southeast portion of the zone where it worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September.

Drought in DEBEQUE TO SILT CORRIDOR, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month except for the southern portion of the zone where it worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September.

Drought in GRAND AND BATTLEMENT MESAS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month and worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September across all but the far northern portion of the zone.

Drought in WEST ELK AND SAWATCH MOUNTAINS, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month except for the far western portion of the zone where it worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September.

Drought in UPPER GUNNISON RIVER VALLEY, COLORADO
From 01-SEP-18 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-18 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month except for the far western portion of the zone where it worsened to exceptional (D4) drought status in mid September.