A winter storm moved through the area on October 12th - 13th.  The southeastern zones received a good amount of rain and snowfall to help drought conditions, however the rest of the area only got a little precipitation.  So despite this welcome storm, the extreme drought continues over northeast Montana.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in Sheridan County were at (D3-Extreme) for the whole county. These conditions remained the same through the rest of October.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions over the western three quarters of Richland County, with (D3-Extreme) conditions along the eastern border with North Dakota.  On the third week, the southeastern half of Richland County improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions, with the far southeastern corner of Richland County improving further to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the northwestern half of the county remained in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  At the end of October the southern corner of Richland County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the northwestern third of the county remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought and the central third of the county remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of October, ongoing drought conditions in the eastern two thirds of Prairie County were (D4-Exceptional) conditions, with the western third in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the third week of October, all of Prairie County had improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the end of the month the eastern quarter and along the northern border of Prairie County remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions, but the rest of the county had improved to (D2-Severe) drought conditions.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northern two thirds of western Roosevelt County were at (D3-Extreme) conditions while the southwestern third of western Roosevelt County was in (D4-Exceptional) drought.  These conditions remained the same the rest of the month.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in Eastern Roosevelt county were at (D3-Extreme) in the northern two thirds of the county as well as the southeastern corner while the southwestern third of the county was at (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the rest of October.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in most of Dawson County were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions, the exception being the far eastern tip of the county which remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.  During the third week, the southeastern three quarters of Dawson County has improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions, with a small portion bordering northern Wibaux County improving to (D2-Severe) drought, the northwestern quarter of Dawson County remained in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  At the end of October, the northwest corner of Dawson County remained in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  The north central portion of the county, along with the far southern part bordering southern Wibaux County and eastern Prairie County were in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  The rest of the southern half of Dawson County had improved to (D2-Severe) drought.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southwestern corner of McCone County were at (D4-Exceptional) with the southwestern corner in (D3-Extreme) conditions. At the end of the month, the southern third of McCone County improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions while the northern two thirds of the county remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all of Northern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions.  These conditions remained the same for the rest of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the northeast corner of Central and Southern Valley County were at (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the remaining area of Central and Southern Valley County remained in (D4-Exceptional) drought.  These conditions remained the same through the end of the month.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in northern Garfield County around Fort Peck Lake were at (D4-Exceptional) conditions while the southeastern two thirds of Garfield County were in (D3-Extreme) drought. At the end of the month the far southeastern corner of Garfield county had improved to (D2-Severe Drought) while the remainder of the county remained the same as the beginning of the month.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of October, ongoing drought conditions were at (D3-Extreme) for all but the extreme northwest corner of Northern Phillips County which remained in (D2-Severe). By the end of the month all of Northern Phillips County had worsened to (D3-Extreme) conditions.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions were at (D4-Exceptional) in the eastern and southeastern three quarters of Central and Southeast Phillips County, with the western and northwestern quarter in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions were at (D4-Exceptional) for the northern three quarters of Petroleum County, while the southern quarter of Petroleum County remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.

Drought in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions were at (D3-Extreme) conditions for all of the Little Rocky Mountains. These conditions remained the same through the end of October.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in all of Daniels County were at (D3-Extreme).  These conditions remained the same through the rest of October.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-OCT-21 00:00:00 to 31-OCT-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start October, ongoing drought conditions in the whole northern third of Wibaux County were at (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the southern two thirds of the county were in (D4-Exceptional) conditions.  During the third week, conditions in the northern third of Wibaux County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the southern two thirds of the county improved to (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions remained the same through the end of October.