A dry August allowed drought to return to portions of northeastern Montana.

Drought in WESTERN ROOSEVELT, MONTANA
From 06-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, drought conditions in the northwest corner of Western Roosevelt County worsened to (D2-Severe) while the rest of the county remained in (D1-Moderate) drought.  By the second week of September, all of Western Roosevelt County had worsened to (D2-Severe) drought.  By the last week of September, all but the eastern edge of Western Roosevelt County had worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought, while the eastern edge remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in NORTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 06-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, all but the far southwestern corner of Northern Valley County worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions, while the far southwestern corner remained in (D1-Moderate) drought.  On the second week of September, all of Northern Valley County had worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions.  By the last week of September the southeastern three quarters of Northern Valley County had worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought while the northwestern quarter of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN VALLEY, MONTANA
From 06-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

During the first week of September, drought conditions in the northeastern half of Central and Southern Valley was in (D2-Severe), while the southwestern third and the southeastern corner of the county were in (D1-Moderate) drought.  During the second week of September all of Central and Southern Valley County worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions.  On the last week of September the eastern three quarters of Central and Southern Valley County worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought, while the western quarter of the county remained in (D2-Severe) conditions.

Drought in NORTHERN PHILLIPS, MONTANA
From 06-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, the far northeastern corner of Northern Phillips County was in (D2-Severe) conditions while the remainder of the county was in (D1-Moderate) drought.  By the second week of September all of Northern Phillips County had worsened to (D2-Severe) conditions.  These conditions would remain the same through the end of September.

Drought in DANIELS, MONTANA
From 06-SEP-22 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-22 23:59:00 (MST-7)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

To start September, drought conditions in the western half of Daniels County worsened to (D2-Severe) drought conditions while the eastern half was in (D1-Moderate) drought.  On the second week of September all but the northeast corner of Daniels County worsened to (D2-Severe) drought while the northeast corner remained in (D1-Moderate) drought.  By the end of September the southwestern three quarters of Daniels County worsened to (D3-Extreme) drought while the northern and eastern borders of the county were in (D2-Severe) drought.