Ongoing drought conditions continued into April.  However two large storms impacted the eastern and southeastern parts of our area leading to improvement in the drought for those locations.  In the meantime the northern and western parts of our area saw only average to below average precipitation for April so drought conditions stayed the same in those areas.

Drought in PRAIRIE, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start the month of April, all but the northern border of Prairie County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, while the northern border remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions. By the last week of April all of Prairie had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, all of Western Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in MCCONE, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all of McCone County was at (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the last week of April all but the northern part of McCone County along the Missouri River had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the northern part remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all but the southeastern corner of Northern Valley County was in (D2-Severe) conditions, with the southeastern corner remaining in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of April.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in the far northwestern corner of Central and Southern Valley County was at (D2-Severe) conditions, while the rest of Central and Southern Valley County were in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the last week of April, the southwestern corner had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in GARFIELD, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions were at (D3-Extreme) conditions in all but the extreme southeastern corner of Garfield County, which was in (D2-Severe) drought.  By the last week of April, all but the northwestern corner of Garfield County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the northwestern corner remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 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 were at (D2-Severe) for all but the far western edge of Northern Phillips County, which was in (D3-Extreme) drought. These conditions would remain the same through the end of April.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SE PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in the northeastern third of Central and Southeast Phillips County was at (D2-Severe) conditions while the northwestern corner and the southern half of the county were in (D3-Extreme) drought. These conditions would last through the end of April.

Drought in SHERIDAN, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ongoing drought conditions in Sheridan County continued into April.  The southern quarter as well as the eastern border of Sheridan County were in (D3-Extreme) conditions, while the rest of the county remained in (D2-Severe) drought.  On the third week the far northeast corner of the county improved to (D2-Severe) drought.  On the last week of April, all but the southeast corner of Sheridan County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the southeast corner remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in PETROLEUM, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, all of Petroleum County was at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions.  By the last week of April, the southeastern corner of Petroleum County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the rest of Petroleum County remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in LITTLE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, all of the Little Rocky Mountains was at (D3-Extreme) drought conditions. These conditions remained the same through the end of April.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in all but the far southwestern corner were at (D2-Severe) drought, while the southwestern corner remained in (D3-Extreme) conditions. These conditions would remain the same through the end of the month.

Drought in EASTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions in Eastern Roosevelt County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions for the entire county. On the fourth week of April the far northeastern corner improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the remainder of Eastern Roosevelt County remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in RICHLAND, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

At the start of April all of Richland County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the last week in April, the southern half of Richland County had improved to (D2-Severe) conditions while the northern half of Richland County remained in (D3-Extreme) drought.

Drought in DAWSON, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, the northwestern third of Dawson County was in (D3-Extreme) conditions and the southeastern two thirds of Dawson County were in (D2-Severe) conditions. On the last week of April all of Dawson County improved to (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in WIBAUX, MONTANA
From 01-APR-22 00:00:00 to 30-APR-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start April, ongoing drought conditions Wibaux County was at (D3-Extreme) drought in the northern quarter of the county, while the southern three quarters of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the third week of April, all but the northern border of Wibaux County improved to (D2-Severe) drought while the northern border remained at (D3-Extreme) conditions.  By the last week of April, all but the far southeast corner of Wibaux County had improved to (D2-Severe) drought, with the far southeast corner improving to (D1-Moderate) drought conditions.