Drought, Bee
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2006
7 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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 Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 31, 8:20 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 8:20 PM CST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
920 PM CDT MON JUL 31 2006
.UPDATE...THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE
ACROSS THE NRN GULF COAST AND A LOW CENTER ACROSS THE OK PAN
HANDLE W/ TROUGHING SOUTH INTO NERN MEXICO IS PRODUCING AN
UNUSUALLY STRONG PGRAD ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE JULY STANDARDS.
THIS HAS LED TO SCA CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL WATERS.
W/ A 25-35 KT LLJ DEVELOPING...SCA CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
THE NEARSHORE AND EVEN MUCH OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS (BUOY 20 NOW
OVER 20 KTS) THROUGH THE NIGHT AS MID-UPR 80 DEGREE WATER TEMPS
PROVIDE STRONG MIXING. MAY BE ABLE TO GO W/ SCEC IN BAYS AT THE
1030 PM CWF UPDATE...BUT NOT TO SURE AS SEVERAL TCOON SITES STILL
IN SOLID SCA ACROSS SRN BAYS AND NRN BAYS ARE INCREASING IN
RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPING LLJ (NRN BAYS WINDS TYPICALLY PEEK
AROUND 12-3 AM). WILL LIKELY EXTEND THE SCA ACROSS ALL GULF ZONES
GIVEN THE BUOY 20 TRENDS AND WILL DECIDE LAST MINUTE ON BAYS.
GIVEN STRONG ONSHORE FLOW...MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO RAISE LOW TEMPS
ALL AREAS...BUT ESP NEAR THE COAST WHERE LOTS OF LOW 80S ARE
LIKELY. SFC LOW WILL WEAKEN TO THE NORTH SLIGHTLY AND WINDS WILL
BE SLIGHTLY LESS ON TUES...BUT GENERAL PATTERN WILL REMAIN THE
SAME AND NEEDED TO TWEAK WINDS UP TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT. ANY
SHOWER ACTIVITY TONIGHT OR TUESDAY SHOULD REMAIN VERY ISOLD AND
MAINLY WELL NE OF CRP GIVEN STRONG WINDS AND DECREASING MOISTURE.
&&
.AVIATION...THERMAL CYCLONE ACCENTUATES THE SEA BREEZE CIRCULATION
AND RESULTS IN S/SE WIND GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS FROM THE MID AFTERNOON TO
EARLY EVENING HOURS FROM THE SOUTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS TO THE
SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND. OTHERWISE VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM...AND
COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
AND BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS.
&&
MG...SHORT-TERM
BB...AVIATIONHazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 4:28 AM CST, 19 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 528 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-011030- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 528 AM CDT MON JUL 31 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTHEAST COASTAL BEND TODAY. HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 109 CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER TROPICAL MOISTURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO OVER THE WEEKEND PROVIDING AN INCREASED CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. JMJR
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Duval
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Duval forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Jim Wells
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, La Salle
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions across inland portions of South Texas worsened slightly during August of 2006 due to the lack of widespread significant rainfall. By the end of August the U.S. Drought Monitor showed drought conditions across La Salle and Webb counties in the extreme to exceptional categories, Live Oak McMullen and Duval counties in the severe to extreme categories, and Jim Wells and Bee counties in the moderate to severe categories.Soil moisture across western portions of South Texas remained below normal. Excessive heat and dry foliage has resulted in the continued use of hay to feed cattle. Cattle herds remain depleted and the price of hay remained well above normal.Reservoir levels continued to fall slowly at Choke Canyon and Lake Corpus Christi during August with no significant rainfall in the watersheds and water usage at its peak. Choke Canyon Reservoir fell to 76.7% capacity by the end of the month and Lake Corpus Christi fell to 30.4% capacity. Lake Amistad rose only slightly and Coleto Creek Reservoir remained nearly unchanged.Moderate fire danger continued across portions of inland South Texas, however no significant wildfires were reported over the month of August across South Texas.The following are selected South Texas rainfall totals for August 2006:Alice Intl Apt: 0.57 inchesCorpus Christi Intl Apt: 0.61 inchesCotulla Intl Apt: TraceLaredo Intl Apt: 0.10 inchesRockport Intl Apt: 0.51 inchesVictoria Intl Apt: 0.34 inches
Drought, Live Oak
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, McMullen
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McMullen forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.353, -98.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought, Webb
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Webb forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.761, -99.332 (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
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- Heat in Delaware, August 1 to 3, 2006
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- Heat in Wisconsin, August 1 to 2, 2006
More
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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: 5531585, 5531586, 5531587, 5531635, 5531636, 5531637, 5531638.