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Rain Coming to Drought-Stricken Southern U.S.

A storm tracking across the Southern U.S. will bring heavy to excessive rainfall over portions of west-central Texas into tonight then from central Texas through the central Gulf Coast on Friday. The Southeast U.S. will see heavier rain Saturday. While much of this rainfall will be beneficial to the drought, excessive rainfall may bring areas of flash and urban flooding. Read More >

National Drought Mitigation CenterSubmit Drought Impact Reports | Historical Palmer Indices      US Drought Portal | Vegetation Drought Response Index for Montana

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Soil Moisture Ranking Percentile

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5 Day Precip Outlook

You can find Maps of Drought Conditions by County for Montana, or North Dakota

For additional info please see Montana Drought Monitor, Montana Climate Anomaly Maps, CPC Soil Moisture, NASA Sport