Drought, Andrews
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Andrews forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.305, -102.638 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, April 1 to 29, 1999
The long and devastating drought is finally being closed out. Although the lands in the region will take a long time to recover (and most agricultural experts would agree that their drought had not ended), meteorologically the weather pattern began a drastic change by April 29.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 24
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 MAF wrote it up.
The long and devastating drought is finally being closed out. Although the lands in the region will take a long time to recover (and most agricultural experts would agree that their drought had not ended), meteorologically the weather pattern began a drastic change by April 29. Droughts are much more sluggish than this summary might convey, however, when restricted to an exact time for an end, April 29th seemed like a good choice. On the morning of the 29th, the first in a series of upper level low pressure systems was dropping southward into southern California. For more than a year this situation had been a very rare occurrence, however, beginning on April 29th, low pressure centers dropping into the Desert Southwest became common.Once again the countryside in West Texas became green.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
24 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Big Bend Area / Brewster Except Nw / W Jeff Davis
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Big Bend Area / Brewster Except Nw / W Jeff Davis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Borden
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Borden forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.744, -101.432 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crane
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Crane forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.429, -102.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Davis Mountains
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Davis Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Dawson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dawson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.743, -101.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Ector
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ector forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Gaines
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gaines forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.741, -102.635 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Glasscock
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Glasscock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.870, -101.521 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Howard
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.435 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Loving
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Loving forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.849, -103.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Marfa Plateau / Presidio Except X W
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marfa Plateau / Presidio Except X W forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Martin
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.306, -101.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Midland
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Midland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -102.032 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Pecos
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pecos forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.781, -102.724 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Presidio Valley / X W Presidio
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Presidio Valley / X W Presidio forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Reagan
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Reagan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.366, -101.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos / Reeves / Ne Culberson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos / Reeves / Ne Culberson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Scurry
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scurry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.746, -100.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terrell
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Terrell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 30.225, -102.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Upton
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Upton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.369, -102.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Horn/Guadalupe Mountains Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Drought, Ward
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.510, -103.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Winkler
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 29, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winkler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.850, -103.048 (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
- Heavy Snow in California, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Winter Storm in Utah, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Rip Current in Florida, April 1, 1999
- Cold in Utah, April 1 to 3, 1999
- Blizzard in North Dakota, April 1, 1999
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, April 1, 1999
- Drought in New York, April 1 to 30, 1999
- Drought in Maine, April 1 to 30, 1999
- High Wind in New Mexico, April 1, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 1 to 2, 1999
- Flooding in California, April 1, 1999
- Drought in New Hampshire, April 1 to 30, 1999
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 1999
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: 5694143, 5694144, 5694145, 5694146, 5694147, 5694148, 5694149, 5694150, 5694151, 5694152, 5694153, 5694154, 5694155, 5694156, 5694157, 5694158, 5694159, 5694160, 5694222, 5694223, 5694224, 5694225, 5694226, 5694227.