Texas, 2001Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2001
September 1 to 30, 2001 · NWS LUB · 24 events in 24 counties and zones
24 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 24 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
- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Lubbock, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 8:40 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 8:40 PM CST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
SOUTH PLAINS AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
940 PM CDT FRI AUG 31 2001
WILL REMOVE EVENING WORDING FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA...ALL
THE ACTION IS DOWN IN SOUTH TEXAS. WITH SURFACE WINDS EXPECTED TO
BECOME LIGHT BY DAYBREAK...SHOULD SEE PATCHY FOG ACROSS THE AREA.
.LUB...NONE.
TINSLEY
Drought, Parmer
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Parmer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The long-term drought that redeveloped across the South Plains, extreme southern Panhandle, and Rolling Plains early this summer continued to ease during the month of September as thunderstorms brought much needed precipitation to the region on several occasions during the month. This rainfall was, however, very spotty in nature. A few NWS cooperative stations measured over three inches of rain during the month while a number of others measured less than half an inch. Most locations across the region experienced another month with below normal precipitation amounts and above normal temperatures. These conditions combined to maintain fairly dry soil moisture conditions and dryland crops continued to suffer. The greatest toll from this year's moderate drought conditions had already been taken in the early and mid summer months.More details, including rough estimates of crop damage, will be included in later months after the extent of the drought is better determined.
Drought, Bailey
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bailey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.830 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Briscoe
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Briscoe forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Castro
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Castro forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -102.262 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Childress
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Childress forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.529, -100.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cochran
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cochran forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.604, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Cottle
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cottle forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.078, -100.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Crosby
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crosby forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -101.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Dickens
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dickens forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.779 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Floyd
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Floyd forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.072, -101.303 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Garza
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Garza forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.180, -101.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hale
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hale forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.071, -101.827 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.531, -100.681 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Hockley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Hockley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.608, -102.343 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Kent
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.181, -100.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, King
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- King forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -100.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lamb
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lamb forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.069, -102.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lubbock
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lubbock forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.610, -101.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Lynn
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lynn forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.177, -101.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Motley
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Motley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.074, -100.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Stonewall
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stonewall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.179, -100.253 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Swisher
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Swisher forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.530, -101.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Terry
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Terry forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.174, -102.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Yoakum
- When
- September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Yoakum forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.173, -102.828 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flood in California, September 1 to 3, 20012 deaths · 2 injured · $35,000 · 8 events
- Flash Flooding in Texas, September 1, 2001$120,000 · 5 events
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 1, 2001$100,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, September 1, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 1, 2001$50,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 1, 2001$25,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 1 to 30, 20019 events
- Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 20018 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, September 1, 20011 in hail · 7 events
- Drought in Hawaii, September 1 to 30, 20016 events
- Hail in North Dakota, September 1, 20011.75 in hail · 6 events
- Heavy Rain in Ohio, September 1 to 30, 20015 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: 5266000, 5266001, 5266002, 5266003, 5266004, 5266005, 5266006, 5266007, 5266008, 5266009, 5266010, 5266011, 5266012, 5266013, 5266014, 5266015, 5266016, 5266017, 5266018, 5266019, 5266020, 5266021, 5266022, 5266023.