Texas, 2000

Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2000

August 1 to 31, 2000 · NWS BRO · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$180,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

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1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Zapata

When
August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Zapata forecast zone
Property damage
$180,000
Reported by
OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
Coordinates
27.001, -99.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions persisted across Zapata county. According to the USDA, Farm Service Agency, Zapata county received a disaster declaration primarily for damages and losses to livestock. Meanwhile, the rest of deep south Texas continued in a moderate drought. An average of 1 to 3 inches of rain fell for the month across deep south Texas. Much of this rainfall was spotty across Zapata county. However, yearly departure from normals continued to be well below normal and ranged from 4 to 8 inches below normal through August. It appeared that the bulk of the rain fell across the eastern part of deep south Texas. The Falcon Lake Reservoir remained steady at 252.21 feet which is about 49 feet below the normal conservation level of 302 feet.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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: 5170242.