Drought, Val Verde
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 1996
Drought persisted through November across the southwestern half of South Central Texas. A heavy snow event near the end of the month again added moisture to soils across the Hill Country.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $8.0 million
- Crop damage
- $15 million
- Events
- 15
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.
Drought persisted through November across the southwestern half of South Central Texas. A heavy snow event near the end of the month again added moisture to soils across the Hill Country. Monthly damages are based on the estimated annual loss to agriculture across all of Texas through this year. Property damages do not include business or commercial revenue losses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Edwards
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kendall
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kendall forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kinney
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kinney forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Uvalde
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Uvalde forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Medina
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Medina forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Bexar
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bexar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Comal
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Comal forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Maverick
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Zavala
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Zavala forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Frio
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Frio forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Atascosa
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Atascosa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.894, -98.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Wilson
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wilson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Karnes
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Karnes forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dimmit
- When
- November 1, 12:01 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8.0 million
- Crop damage
- $15 million
- Coordinates
- 28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Freezing Fog in North Dakota, November 1, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Mississippi, November 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, November 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, November 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 1, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, November 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Texas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, November 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5571511, 5571512, 5571513, 5571514, 5571515, 5571516, 5571517, 5571518, 5571519, 5571520, 5571521, 5571522, 5571523, 5571524, 5571525.