Drought, Maverick
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Maverick forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
A general lack of rain over this southwest portion of South Central Texas from the fall months into early winter resulted in widespread drought by February. Planting was limited except along the Rio Grande River where some irrigation farming continued.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
A general lack of rain over this southwest portion of South Central Texas from the fall months into early winter resulted in widespread drought by February. Planting was limited except along the Rio Grande River where some irrigation farming continued. Area lakes began to lower in general.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Frio
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Frio forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dimmit
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dimmit forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Zavala
- When
- February 1, 12:01 AM CST to February 29, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Zavala forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 28.866, -99.761 (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
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Texas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2000
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: 5164537, 5164538, 5164539, 5164540.