Texas, 2000Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2000
September 1 to 30, 2000 · NWS HGX · 23 events in 23 counties and zones
23 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- $102 million
- Events
- 23
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.
Drought, Grimes
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grimes forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.544, -95.985 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Harris
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Harris forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.857, -95.392 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Houston
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Houston forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 31.318, -95.423 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Jackson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 28.954, -96.578 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Liberty
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Liberty forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.152, -94.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Madison
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.966, -95.928 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Matagorda
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Matagorda forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 28.786, -96.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Montgomery
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.300, -95.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Polk
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.793, -94.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Austin
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Austin forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.887, -96.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Brazoria
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brazoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.168, -95.434 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Brazos
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Brazos forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.661, -96.302 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, San Jacinto
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- San Jacinto forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.580, -95.167 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Trinity
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Trinity forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 31.089, -95.135 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Walker
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Walker forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.739, -95.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Burleson
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Burleson forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.493, -96.621 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Waller
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Waller forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.011, -95.988 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Chambers
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Chambers forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.708, -94.671 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Colorado
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Colorado forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.621, -96.526 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Fort Bend
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Fort Bend forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.528, -95.771 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Washington
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 30.215, -96.403 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Wharton
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wharton forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.278, -96.222 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
Drought, Galveston
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Galveston forecast zone
- Crop damage
- $102 million
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
- Coordinates
- 29.298, -94.811 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought continued across southeast Texas through September 2000. The combination of excessive heat and dryness caused many wildfires to burn during the first week of the month including a 4500 acre fire in Liberty County on the 4th and a 1965 acre fire in Trinity County on the 2nd. Water rationing continued during the first half of the month in several small communities and was briefly instigated in the city of Houston. Water line breaks and small grass fires were a common problem across southeast Texas, especially at the beginning of the month. By the end of September, damage estimates for the season to cotton, wheat, and forage crops and increased irrigation reached $102.3 million for southeast Texas.
- 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.
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 23, 20005 deaths · 48 events
- Heat in Texas, September 1 to 6, 20005 deaths · 23 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20003 deaths · 37 events
- Heat in Missouri, September 1 to 3, 20001 death · 38 injured · 5 events
- Drought in Nebraska, September 1 to 30, 2000$240 million · 24 events
- Drought in Iowa, September 1 to 6, 2000$161 million · 32 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Michigan, September 1, 20001 death · 1 injured · $70,000 · 1 in hail · 16 events
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 30, 2000$60 million · 6 events
- Wildfire in California, September 1 to 10, 2000$23 million · 1 event
- Drought in Kansas, September 1 to 25, 2000$1.9 million · 1 event
- Wildfire in Montana, September 1 to 12, 20003 injured · $160,000 · 1 event
- Lightning Strikes and Heavy Rain in California, September 1, 20001 injured · $250,000 · 3 events
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: 5174112, 5174113, 5174114, 5174198, 5174442, 5174443, 5174444, 5174445, 5174702, 5174767, 5174768, 5174769, 5174770, 5174771, 5174772, 5174818, 5175024, 5175083, 5175084, 5175085, 5175086, 5175087, 5175141.