Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2006

Name: Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2006
Start: 2006-04-01T00:00
End: 2006-04-30T23:59
Location: Texas

April 1 to 30, 2006 · NWS FWD · 33 events in 33 counties and zones

S. Drought Monitor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 33 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $100 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 33

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 FWD wrote it up.

Drought conditions have improved somewhat over North Texas, with the area considered to be in severe drought (D2) having shrunk considerably, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Areas of northern and western north Texas did not receive the beneficial rains that the eastern areas saw this month. Disaster declarations remained in place for Comanche, Jack, and Stephens Counties. Many counties received enough rain to rescind local burn bans. Young, Jack, Palo Pinto, and Comanche Counties were the only counties with burn bans still in place.Heavy rains helped many area lakes recover to within at least a few feet of their normal pool elevations. Some metroplex lakes, including Lakes Lewisville and Lavon, were still several feet below normal. Lake Bridgeport and Hubbard Creek Reservoir were both about twelve feet below their normal elevations.Despite recent rains, twelve-month precipitation deficits remained high. DFW Airport was 11.65 feet below normal, and Waco was 10.22 feet below normal.

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 Fort Worth, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 31, 8:26 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 8:26 PM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
826 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

.UPDATE...
DROPPING POPS FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. JUST HAVE SLIGHT CHANCE IN
THE WEST THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND SLIGHT CHANCE NORTH OF I-20 MIDNIGHT
TO 6 AM. SOME OF THE OKLAHOMA OVERNIGHT STORMS THAT FORM NEAR THE
FRONT MAY MAKE IT SOUTH OF THE RED RIVER BY 12Z BUT MORE LIKELY
AFTER 12Z IF THEY CAN HOLD TOGETHER AND PUSH A BOUNDARY OUR WAY.  84

&&

.AVIATION...
552 PM
NOT CHANGING MUCH WITH N TX TAFS...XCPT MAKING PRVLG MVFR CIG SAT
KACT BY 07-08Z AND AT D/FW SITES BY 10Z...ALL THROUGH 15-17Z SAT
MRNG...BEFORE MIXING TAKES HOLD BY 18Z SAT FOR VFR CONDS. S/W IN
MOVING NEWD OUT OF MEXICO IN SRN STREAM TO INDUCE 25-35KT LLJ
AFTR 06Z SAT. BNDY HAS BACKED NW OF D/FW NOW IN RESPONSE TO WEAK
PRES FALLS...SO ADVERTISED...LGT SE FLO THRU 06Z OR SO LOOKS GOOD.

AGREE WITH WRKZFW FROM CWSU THAT THOUGH ISOLD TSRA NOT OUT OF THE
QUESTION NEAR/ALG BNDY LATER THIS EVE D/FW-NWD...THAT CONFIDENCE
IS TOO LOW TO INTRODUCE VCTS/TSRA ATTM WITH STILL SOME WK CAP/CIN
ARND AND TIMING OF S/W XPCTD MORE AFTER 06Z SAT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 256 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006/

DISCUSSION...
NORTH TEXAS WEATHER CONTINUES TO BE DOMINATED BY AN ACTIVE UPPER
LEVEL PATTERN THAT WILL BRING A SERIES OF TROUGHS ACROSS THE
REGION DURING THE COMING WEEK. AFTER AN EXTENDED DRY PERIOD...THE
RAINS ARE WELCOME...ALTHOUGH THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS WILL LIKELY SEE
THE LEAST AMOUNT OF RAINFALL.

A WEAK FRONT HAS MOVED INTO THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE CWA
TODAY BUT SHOULD NOT PROGRESS MUCH FURTHER BEFORE MOVING NORTH
TOMORROW AS A WARM FRONT. IR SATELLITE LOOP INDICATES A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTHEAST ACROSS MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON THAT
SHOULD BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN TO THE REGION TONIGHT. BETWEEN THE
TROUGH AND THE SURFACE BOUNDARY...WE SHOULD SEE A BETTER CHANCE
FOR RAIN SATURDAY OVER THE REGION...MAINLY IN THE NORTH.

HOWEVER...THE BEST CHANCE FOR A WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL BE SUNDAY AS
A STRONGER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE REGION WITH A COLD
FRONT TO FOLLOW MONDAY. WEAK RIDGING WILL FOLLOW...WITH A QUICK
RETURN TO SOUTHWEST FLOW AS AN IMPRESSIVE CLOSED LOW MOVES ONTO
THE WEST COAST. AS IT APPROACHES...WE WILL SEE AN INCREASING
CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY WHEN THE DRY LINE
WILL BECOME QUITE ACTIVE AND WE COULD SEE SOME INTENSE
THUNDERSTORMS. ONCE AGAIN...THE BULK OF THE ENERGY WILL BE TO THE
NORTH...REDUCING OUR RAIN CHANCES. AS IT IS A CLOSED LOW WHICH IS
OFTEN SLOWER THEN PROGGED...OUR TIMING COULD BE OFF A BIT.
HOWEVER...IT DOES APPEAR THAT THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK WILL SEE
A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN ACROSS THE PLAINS.

&&

.FWD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

/42/05

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 31, 3:30 PM CST, 8 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-011200-
ANDERSON-BELL-BOSQUE-COLLIN-COMANCHE-COOKE-CORYELL-DALLAS-DELTA-
DENTON-EASTLAND-ELLIS-ERATH-FALLS-FANNIN-FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HAMILTON-
HENDERSON-HILL-HOOD-HOPKINS-HUNT-JACK-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR-LAMPASAS-
LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-MILLS-MONTAGUE-NAVARRO-PALO PINTO-
PARKER-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL-SOMERVELL-STEPHENS-TARRANT-VAN ZANDT-
WISE-YOUNG-
330 PM CST FRI MAR 31 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
THERE IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS...ALONG AND NORTH OF AN EASTLAND
GLEN ROSE...TO ATHENS LINE. THE MAJORITY OF STORMS WILL REMAIN BELOW
SEVERE LIMITS BUT SMALL HAIL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE
POSSIBLE. A FEW STORMS EAST OF A BONHAM TO CANTON LINE MAY BRIEFLY
BECOME SEVERE THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING DOWNBURST
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS
COULD BECOME SEVERE ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF NORTH TEXAS WITH THE
MAIN THREAT FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
AND A BETTER CHANCE ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING...MAINLY EAST
OF A BONHAM TO CANTON LINE.

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Event by event

33 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Montague

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Montague forecast zone
Property damage: $100 million
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cooke

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Cooke forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grayson

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Grayson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Fannin

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Fannin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lamar

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lamar forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Young

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Young forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jack

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Jack forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.234, -98.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Wise

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Wise forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.216, -97.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Denton

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Denton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Collin

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Collin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hunt

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hunt forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Delta

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Delta forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hopkins

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Stephens

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Stephens forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.736, -98.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Palo Pinto

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Palo Pinto forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Parker

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Parker forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.778, -97.805 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Tarrant

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Tarrant forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Dallas

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rockwall

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Rockwall forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastland

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Eastland forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.327, -98.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Comanche

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.948, -98.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Erath

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Erath forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.236, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hood

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hood forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.430, -97.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Somervell

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Somervell forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.222, -97.774 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Johnson

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Ellis

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mills

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Mills forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.495, -98.595 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hamilton

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.705, -98.111 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bosque

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Bosque forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.900, -97.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hill

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Hill forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.991, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Lampasas

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Lampasas forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.196, -98.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coryell

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Coryell forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, McLennan

When: April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where: McLennan forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 31.552, -97.202 (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

Every storm in Texas in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, April 2006

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: 5502240, 5502241, 5502242, 5502243, 5502244, 5502245, 5502246, 5502247, 5502248, 5502249, 5502250, 5502251, 5502252, 5502253, 5502254, 5502255, 5502256, 5502257, 5502258, 5502259, 5502260, 5502261, 5502262, 5502263, 5502264, 5502265, 5502266, 5502267, 5502268, 5502269, 5502270, 5502271, 5502272.