Texas, 2006

Drought in Texas, June 6 to 30, 2006

June 6 to 30, 2006 · NWS FWD · 38 events in 38 counties and zones

S. Drought Monitor.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 38 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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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
$100 million
Events
38

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.

After a few weeks of respite, north Texas was once again placed into the category of severe drought (D2) according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. NOAA reported that 12 to 15 inches of rain was needed across north Texas to bring the Palmer Drought Severity Index back to near normal values. Spring rainfall continued to lack, increasing rainfall deficits since January 2006 to anywhere from a couple of inches to almost nine inches in some locations. Temperatures also remained quite warm, and the National Climatic Data Center reported that the first half of the year was the warmest ever on record for the U.S. They also reported that Texas in particular was warmer than average for the period. Disaster declarations remained in place for Collin, Comanche, Parker, and Somervell Counties due to the drought. Warm temperatures, plenty of dry fuel, and the ongoing drought continued to present dangerous wildfire opportunities. Outdoor burn bans remained in place for many north Texas Counties.The hydrologic drought continued to affect area lakes. Lake Lewisville was over 8 feet below normal this month, and Lake Lavon was almost 11 feet below normal. Bridgeport, Hubbard Creek, and Jim Chapman reservoirs were all more than 10 feet below normal pool elevation. Beginning June 1, Fort Worth and Arlington imposed mandatory water restrictions between 10 AM and 6 PM daily. The North Texas Municipal Water District, which serves 1.5 million people in Collin, Dallas, Denton, Hunt, Kaufman, and Rockwall Counties, began Stage 3 water restrictions this month, which allows residents to water their lawns only once a week. The city of Lavon in Collin County stopped allowing residents to fill new swimming pools as a result of the water shortage.The drought remained a problem for the agricultural sector as well. Recent data showed that wheat production in Texas was down 64% from last year, and oat production was down 18%. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved Governor Rick Perry's request for drought relief in several counties, including Hamilton, Johnson, and McLennan. Farmers and ranchers in these counties were eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the Farm Service Agency.The current U.S. seasonal outlook through September 2006 forecasts drought conditions over north Texas to persist or intensify, with marginal improvement possible in areas of southeastern north Texas.

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 Jun 5, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 11:31 PM CST, 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1231 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

.AVIATION...
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH DECREASING HIGH CLOUDS.  SOUTH WINDS
WILL PREVAIL AROUND 14 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...DECREASING BELOW 10
KNOTS AROUND SUNSET.  A VERY WEAK COLD FRONT WILL EASE ACROSS THE
RED RIVER TONIGHT AND CAUSE THE WIND DIRECTION AT THE METROPLEX TAF
SITES TO BECOME EAST/NORTHEAST AFTER 12Z WEDNESDAY.  WIND SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 KNOTS.

&&

.UPDATE...
1031 AM
I AM LOWERING POPS IN THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST TO SLIGHT CHANCE THIS
AFTERNOON. WILL KILL THEM AFTER 6 PM AS WELL. REST OF PACKAGE STILL
OKAY AT THIS TIME.    84

&&

.AVIATION...
635 AM
A LARGE AREA OF ELEVATED CONVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS OKLAHOMA THIS
MORNING.  TRENDS IN REFLECTIVITY DATA SUGGEST THIS ACTIVITY IS
DIMINISHING AS IT MOVES INTO STRONGLY CAPPED ENVIRONMENT ACROSS
NORTH TEXAS...AND WILL NOT INCLUDE VCSH IN THE FORECAST AT THIS
TIME.  MID/HIGH-LEVEL DEBRIS CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE
MORNING WITH A SCT/BKN AC DECK EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
MID-AFTERNOON...AND LATER AT KACT.  OTHERWISE...CLEARING WILL OCCUR
FROM NORTH TO SOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON...WITH ONLY A FEW HIGH-BASED
CU POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF FAST-MOVING
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS SLIDES SOUTHWARD ACROSS NORTH TEXAS.  SURFACE
WINDS WILL REMAIN SOUTHEASTERLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH SPEEDS
IN THE 8-14 KNOT RANGE.

65/DD

&&

.PREV UPDATE...
HAVE UPDATED TO ADD LOW POPS OUT WEST FOR AREAS ALONG/N OF
I-20...AS SCT/LIGHT ELEVATED ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED IN THE PAST
1/2 HR OR SO AROUND THE WICHITA FALLS AREA. LIKELY REASONING FOR
THIS IS EXPANSE OF LOW-MID LVL COOLING FROM CENTRAL/ERN OK
ACTIVITY THAT HAS LIKELY WEAKENED THE ELEVATED MIXED LAYER(CAP) IN
THIS AREA...ALONG WITH ENHANCHED CONVERGENCE DUE TO NOSE OF WAA/LLJ
BE NUDGED SWD INTO THE AREA. ONLY EXPECT ACTIVITY OUT WEST TO LAST
THROUGH MAYBE LUNCHTIME OR SO...BEFORE MIXING TAKES HOLD AND
DIMINISHES THINGS. ALSO...WILL KEEP MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDS DURING THIS
TIME AS WELL...BUT STILL THINK CURRENT TEMPS LOOK OK WITH CURRENT
HRS OF SUNSHINE LATER IN THE DAY EXPECTED. UPDATE ALREADY ISSUED.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 220 AM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006/

DISCUSSION...
NO MAJOR CHANGES TO PREVIOUS FCST...OUTSIDE OF INCREASING POPS
OVER NE COUNTIES...AS THIS AREA REMAINS ON PERIPHERY OF 592 DM
UPPER LVL HIGH CENTERED OVER NRN AZ/NM THIS MORNING. SOME OUTFLOW
REMAINS OVER NE TX/SE OK FROM YESTERDAY. ALSO...WEAKER ELEVATED
MIXED LAYER (CAP) AND DEEPER MID LVL MSTR EXIST OVER THIS REGION
WITH ONGOING...SE MOVING ELEVATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED STORMS
ALREADY APPROACHING RED RIVER FROM LAKE TEXOMA/EWD. SHOULD SEE
SOME STREAMERS OF ACCAS (MID LVL CLOUDS WITH TOWERS) AS FAR SW AS
D/FW AREA BY MORNING WITH DECENT MID LVL LAPSE RATES. ISOLATED
HEAVIER RAIN AMOUNTS NE OF A GAINESVILLE...MCKINNEY...EMORY LINE
CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE MORNING...ALONG WITH AN ISOLATED THREAT
FOR SOME SMALL HAIL/GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH BY
AFTN.

BY EVENING...RAIN CHANCES WILL DISAPPEAR WITH LOSS OF DAYTIME
HEATING. AFOREMENTIONED STOUT UPPER RIDGE WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT
EWD OVER N TX BY MID WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...THEN FLATTEN SOME
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. WEAK FRONTAL PASSAGE WED WILL DO NO MORE THAN
JUST BRING IN A WIND SHIFT AND SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR FOR A DAY OR
SO WITH STRONG INSOLATION/MIXING EXPECTED. ITLL FEEL LIKE MID-
LATE SUMMER WITH HOT CONDS AND ZERO CHANCES FOR RAIN. WILL HAVE
TO WATCH HEAT INDICES BY LATE WEEK. THAT SAID...HAVE GONE ABOVE
MOS TEMPS DUE TO ONGOING DROUGHT CONDS AND MOS TENDENCIES TO SKEW
TOWARD CLIMO UNDER NORMAL CONDS. MAY SEE WRN 1/2 OF N TX ECLIPSE
THE CENTURY MARK A FEW DAYS LATE WEEK.

THANKS WFO(S) OUN/TSA/SHV FOR COORD ON RAISING HIGHS LATE WEEK.

&&

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

/05
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 5, 10:35 PM CST, 1 hour 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH TEXAS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX
1135 PM CDT MON JUN 5 2006

TXZ091>095-100>107-115>123-129>135-141>148-156>162-174-175-061100-
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-
1135 PM CDT MON JUN 5 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...
AFTER MIDNIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS NORTHEAST OF A
LINE FROM MONTAGUE...TO PLANO...TO SULPHUR SPRINGS AS A THUNDERSTORM
COMPLEX IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. ORGANIZED SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED...BUT ISOLATED STORMS OVERNIGHT MAY HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING HAIL AND WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY
AFTERNOON EAST OF A LINE FROM GAINESVILLE...TO ROCKWALL...TO CANTON
AS THE THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX MENTIONED EARLIER MOVES SOUTHEAST.
ORGANIZED SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
LIMITED SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...GENERALLY
NORTHEAST OF A MONTAGUE...PLANO...SULPHUR SPRINGS LINE.

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Event by event

38 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Cooke

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Cooke forecast zone
Crop damage
$100 million
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Grayson

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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, Wise

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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, Palo Pinto

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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, Kaufman

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kaufman forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Van Zandt

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Van Zandt forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Rains

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Rains forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.870, -95.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Erath

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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, Hamilton

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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, Navarro

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Navarro forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Henderson

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Coryell

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 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)

Drought, Limestone

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Limestone forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.546, -96.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Freestone

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Freestone forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.705, -96.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Anderson

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Anderson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bell

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bell forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Falls

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Falls forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.253, -96.936 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Milam

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Milam forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
30.786, -96.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Robertson

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Robertson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.027, -96.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Leon

When
June 6, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Leon forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
31.297, -95.996 (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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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: 5514138, 5514139, 5514140, 5514141, 5514142, 5514143, 5514144, 5514145, 5514146, 5514147, 5514148, 5514149, 5514150, 5514151, 5514152, 5514153, 5514154, 5514155, 5514156, 5514157, 5514158, 5514159, 5514160, 5514161, 5514162, 5514163, 5514164, 5514165, 5514234, 5514235, 5514236, 5514237, 5514238, 5514239, 5514240, 5514241, 5514242, 5514243.