Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006

Name: Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2006
Start: 2006-03-01T00:00
End: 2006-03-31T23:59
Location: Texas

March 1 to 31, 2006 · NWS CRP · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

15 drought, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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 Feb 28, 8:42 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 8:42 PM CST, 3 hours 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
842 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

.UPDATE...DEWPOINTS RUNNING SEVERAL DEGREES HIGHER THIS EVENING
OVER THE EASTERN SECTIONS WITH WINDS SOMEWHAT SIMILAR TO LAST
NIGHT (BUT SLIGHTLY LESS IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER). WINDS WILL DECOUPLE
ONCE AGAIN TONIGHT AND WILL SEE SOME PATCHY INLAND FOG OVER THE
USUAL LOCATIONS. BASED ON CURRENT AND ANTICIPATED MOISTURE
FIELDS...INCREASED MIN TEMPS A COUPLE OF DEGREES MAINLY OVER THE
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SECTIONS. NO OTHER MAIN CHANGES TO PREVIOUS
FORECAST PACKAGE AT THIS TIME...BUT DID ADJUST FIRST AND SECOND
PERIOD GRIDS BASED ON CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND CONSISTENCY
FACTORS. GRIDDED TEXT PRODUCTS AND ZFPCRP HAVE BEEN ISSUED.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS NOT GETTING INTO SCEC CRITERION OVER THE SOUTHERN
BAYS SO WILL LOWER WINDS BELOW SCEC. LOWERED WINDS JUST A BIT
OFFSHORE BASED ON OBSERVED AND FORECAST DATA. MADE ADJUSTEMENTS TO
WAVE HEIGHTS AS WELL.

&&

.AVIATION...HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL RESULT IN VFR CONDITIONS
THROUGH ALMOST THE TAF PERIOD. AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 IN SOUTH
TEXAS MAY EXPERIENCE A FEW LOW STRATUS CLOUDS AND LIGHT MIST TO
BRIEFLY BRING VSBYS AROUND MVFR TOWARD SUNRISE. 00Z CRP SOUNDING
SHOWS LOWER ATMOSPHERE STILL PRETTY MUCH MOISTURE STARVED WITH SFC
OBSERVATIONS INDICATING SHALLOW LAYER OF MOISTURE WITH LOW DEWPOINT
DEPRESSIONS EAST OF HWY 77.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... (ISSUED 217 PM CST TUE FEB 28 2006)

SHORT-TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT)...QUIET WEATHER
CONTINUES THROUGH MID WEEK.  WEAK SLOW MOVING S/W PASSED THROUGH
SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AND IS NOW LOCATED OUT OVER THE WESTERN GULF.
STRONG SUBSIDENCE NOTED ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY FOLLOWING THIS
FEATURE HAS LED TO CLOUDLESS SKIES EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST
WHERE WEAK SEABREEZE IS NOW MOVING INLAND.  DEWPOINTS OFFSHORE
REMAIN IN THE LOW 60S AND WITH SLIGHTLY MORE SOUTHERLY COMPONENT TO
THE WIND EXPECT INLAND DEWPOINTS TO REMAIN IN THE MID/UPPER 50S
THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING.  COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG LATE
TONIGHT BUT WILL CONFINE TO THE INLAND ZONES AND KEEP SKIES MOSTLY
CLEAR.  WILL ALSO LOWER WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
EVENING.  WEDNESDAY WILL BE A WARM DAY WITH TEMPS 10-15 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL...COULD SEE SOME MID 90S IN THE FAR WEST.

LONG-TERM (THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY)...SOLNS CONSISTENT
WITH RESPECT TO AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVG ACRS THE NRN/CNTRL
PLAINS AND CONTRIBUTING TO A FRONT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO STALL
WELL NORTH OF THE CWFA FRI. IN RESPONSE...SFC ONSHORE FLOW
EXPECTED RESULTING IN AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR RADIATION AND
ADVECTION FOG FRIDAY NGT/EARLY SAT. THE GFS PROGS AN UPPER JET
STREAK TO MOVE ACRS THE REGION SAT. MSTR CONVERGENCE IN ADVANCE OF
THE FOREGOING FRONT/UPPER FORCING MAY RESULT IN ISOLD SHOWER
ACTIVITY SAT OVR THE NRN CWFA. CONSISTENT GFS SOLNS/NOGAPS SOLN
ADD CREDENCE TO THE TIMING/PSN OF THE NEXT UPPER SYSTEM PROGD TO
MOVE ACRS THE MIDWEST LATE SUN/MON AND CONTRIBUTE A FROPA OVR THE
CWFA/WATERS MON. MSTR CONVERGENCE IN ADVANCE OF THIS FRONT MAY
GENERATE CONVECTION LATE SUN/EARLY MON. ISENTROPIC LIFT
ANTICIPATED OVR THE WRN/CNTRL CWFA FOR LATE MON/TUE. HWR NOT YET
CONFIDENT WITH RESPECT TO STRATIFORM PCPN.

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.

&&

SC/70...SHORT-TERM/MESO/AVIATION
GW/86...UPDATES/GRIDDED PRODUCTS

Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 28, 9:52 AM CST, 14 hours 8 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
952 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-010000-
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-
952 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON MAINLY ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE COASTAL BEND. WINDS MAY OCCASIONALLY GUST IN
EXCESS OF 35 MPH. IN ADDITION...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN BAYS THIS AFTERNOON AND OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY FAVORABLE FOR SEA FOG FORMATION
LATE THIS WEEK. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND
EASTERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS THROUGH SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

DUNN

The radar

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Event by event

15 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Goliad

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Goliad forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.657, -97.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Jim Wells

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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, Kleberg

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Kleberg forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, La Salle

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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)

Although some locations did receive beneficial rain in the last half of the month, heavy rainfall which did occur was too isolated to make any significant impact on drought conditions across South Texas. In fact, drought conditions intensified further across South Texas during March 2006. During March, exceptional drought conditions (per the U.S. Drought Monitor) persisted across the Rio Grande Plains, and expanded east into the Western Coastal Bend. Extreme drought conditions continued across the remainder of the area.The Corpus Christi International Airport recorded only 0.33 inches of rainfall, which was only 19% of normal. Victoria received only 0.45 inches of rainfall, which was 20% of normal. From January 2006 through March 2006, Corpus Christi recorded only 0.64 inches of rainfall. That was 4.56 inches below normal and only 12% of normal rainfall for the first three months of the year. Since December 2005 only 1 inch of rain was recorded at the Corpus Christi International Airport, which was 14% of the average rainfall during this period.Reservoir levels at Choke Canyon and lake Corpus Christi continued to slowly fall through the month, and the wildfire danger remained high across South Texas.

Drought, Live Oak

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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, Nueces

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Nueces forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Refugio

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Refugio forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, San Patricio

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: San Patricio forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Victoria

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Victoria forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Webb

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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)

Drought, Aransas

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Aransas forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.015, -97.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Bee

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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, Calhoun

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 28.439, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Duval

When: March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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)

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, March 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: 5496557, 5496558, 5496559, 5496560, 5496561, 5496562, 5496563, 5496564, 5496565, 5496701, 5496702, 5497487, 5497488, 5497489, 5497490.