Even though a few light rain showers occurred in the month of April, the continued lack of significant precipitation throughout the month enabled the drought across the region to worsen and spread westward through most of northeast Montana.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) through all of Northern Valley County remained through the first week of April.  By the second week of April, the western two-thirds of Northern Valley County worsened into D3-Extreme drought.  By the last week of April, all of Northern Valley County worsened into D3-Extreme drought, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) through all but the southwestern corner of Central and Southern Valley County continued through the first week of April. By the second week of April, the central to northwestern section of Central and Southern Valley County worsened into D3-Extreme drought. By the third week, D2-Severe drought filled in the southwestern corner.  By the last week of April, D-3 Extreme drought filled in the central and eastern section of Central and Southern Valley County (basically all areas near and north of US Highway 2).

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) through all of Northern Phillips County remained through the first week of April. By the second week of April, the eastern two-thirds of Northern Phillips County worsened into D3-Extreme drought, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April in Sheridan County, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) worsened to D3-Extreme across the entire county, which persisted through the end of April.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) in the far southeast corner of Eastern Roosevelt county and D2-Severe drought everywhere else, worsened to fill all of Eastern Roosevelt County with D3-Extreme drought, which persisted there through the end of April.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D3-Extreme) in the northeast corner of Richland County and D2-Severe everywhere else, worsened to spread D3-Extreme drought to all but the northwest corner of the county. During the last week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread to cover the entire county.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Department of Highways

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe), worsened to D3-Extreme for all but the southwest corner of Wibaux County.  By mid-April, D3-Extreme drought had spread to all of the county, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe), worsened to D3-Extreme along the far eastern edge of Daniels County.  In the second week of April, D3-Extreme drought spread westward through the eastern half of the county.  By the last week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread through all of the county, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) over the northeastern third of Central and Southeastern Phillips County remained through the first week of April. By the second week of April, the far northeastern portion of Central and Southeastern Phillips County worsened into D3-Extreme drought. By the third week, D2-Severe drought had expanded into western and southern portions. By the last week of April, D-2 Severe drought expanded into the far northwestern portions of Central and southeast Phillips County.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe), worsened to D3-Extreme in eastern and northeastern portions of Western Roosevelt County.  By the last week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread westward through all of Western Roosevelt County, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) for all but the southwestern portion of McCone County, now worsened to D3-Extreme drought in the far southeastern corner of the county.  In the third week of April, D2-Severe drought had filled in the southwestern portions of the county, and D3-Extreme drought spread further through more of southeastern McCone County.  By the last week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread through the eastern half of the county, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April in Dawson County, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) worsened to D3-Extreme drought for all but the far northwest, southwest, and southeast corners of the county.  By the third week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread to all but the far northwest corner of the county. By the last week of April, D3-Extreme drought had spread through all of Dawson County, which persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-APR-21 00:00:00 to 30-APR-21 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, ongoing drought conditions (D2-Severe) from the northeastern half of Prairie County, had spread into all but the western edge of the county.  By the third week of April, D2-Severe drought had filled in the western edge, and the remainder of the county had worsened into D3-Extreme drought, which persisted through the end of the month.