Disasters

Latest Disaster Preparedness Report - March 19, 2026

Summary

• There is some fire danger in SW North Dakota for the next few days.
• Southwestern North Dakota is also the area that is being watch for transition to drought conditions.
• Ice should be breaking up in the next couple of weeks in some parts of the North Dakota to being the spring flood season.
• Colder air this weekend, but mainly taking us back to more seasonal temperatures
• Temperatures expected to bounce up in down the rest of the month (typical for the time of year).
• Each temperature transition will bring with it at least some chance of precipitation.