Drought, Val Verde
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Val Verde forecast zone
- Property damage
- $6.0 million
- Crop damage
- $12 million
- Coordinates
- 29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1997
Drought persisted through February across the southwestern half of South Central Texas. Brief periods of light rain during the month continued to add small amounts of moisture to soils across the area.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- $6.0 million
- Crop damage
- $12 million
- Events
- 14
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 February across the southwestern half of South Central Texas. Brief periods of light rain during the month continued to add small amounts of moisture to soils across the area. 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
14 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Edwards
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kinney
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 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
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit forecast zone
- 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
- Drought in West Virginia, February 1 to 28, 1997
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Indiana, February 1 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 8, 1997
- Flood in Illinois, February 1 to 9, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 1, 1997
More
Every storm in Texas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 1997
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5587863, 5587864, 5587865, 5587866, 5587867, 5587868, 5587869, 5587870, 5587871, 5587872, 5587873, 5587874, 5587875, 5587876.