Montana Drought Monitor

The Montana Drought monitor is a subset of the United States Monitor, issued every Thursday morning, based on drought conditions the previous Tuesday. The map below shows the current drought level around the state, and the percent of Montana land area in each drought level compared to the previous week.

Read an explanation of the drought intensities and what they mean.

Montana Hydrologic Information Statement

Note that if drought conditions are not being experienced, or in the case of river flooding or heavy rain, this statement may be used to indicate river flows or flood potential.

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HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT
958 AM MDT THU JUN 7 2012

...WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...

COOLER TEMPERATURES HAVE CAUSED WATER LEVELS ON AREA RIVERS TO
FALL AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND. THOSE RIVERS
THAT APPROACHED...OR BRIEFLY EXCEEDED FLOOD STAGE...HAVE RECEDED
AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WITHIN THEIR BANKS. ADDITIONAL FLOODING
IS NO LONGER ANTICIPATED.

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