Texas, 2010Drought in Texas, February 1 to 8, 2010
February 1 to 8, 2010 · NWS CRP · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall.
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
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 Jan 31, 11:35 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 11:35 PM CST, 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1135 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2010
.DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION FOR 06Z TAFS.
&&
.AVIATION...EXPECT CIGS TO LOWER THROUGH MID MORNING AS ISENTROPIC
PATTERN CONTINUES TO LOWER CEILINGS. SHOULD SEE IFR CONDITIONS (IF
NOT ALREADY THERE) ALL BUT KLRD (MVFR FORECAST) BY SUNRISE...
STARTING FIRST AT KALI THEN KCRP. UPPER JET WILL HELP PRODUCE SOME
-RA AND WITH ISENTROPIC PATTERN GENERALLY WENT WITH -RA KALI AND
KCRP BEFORE SUNRISE...WITH LESSER CHANCES FARTHER NORTH AND WEST
AS FORCING MECHANISMS WEAKER AND/OR ABSENT. JET AND ISENTROPIC PATTERN
EXPECTED TO EXIT AND DIMINISH OVER TAF AREAS...RESPECTIVELY...DURING
THE AFTERNOON SO EXPECT CIGS TO IMPROVE FOR A SHORT TIME. SHORTLY
AFTER THE SUN SETS...IFR CIGS WILL RETURN AND ALSO SOME MVFR
VSBYS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 43 59 52 62 55 / 30 40 20 40 60
VICTORIA 38 56 49 61 50 / 20 30 20 20 50
LAREDO 45 62 52 60 55 / 20 20 20 40 70
ALICE 43 59 51 62 54 / 30 40 20 40 70
ROCKPORT 45 58 53 62 56 / 40 40 20 30 50
COTULLA 39 59 50 59 53 / 10 20 20 40 70
KINGSVILLE 45 61 52 64 55 / 30 40 20 40 70
NAVY CORPUS 47 59 55 62 56 / 50 40 20 40 60
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&
GW/86...AVIATION/MESO
TE/81...LONG-TERM
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 3:01 PM CST, 8 hours 59 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
301 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2010
GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-011200-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
301 PM CST SUN JAN 31 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
A STRONG AND SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COMBINED WITH
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SOME MINOR FLOODING ISSUES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS
RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED DURING THIS
TIME FRAME WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES.
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ANTICIPATED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS OF THE BAY WATERS TUESDAY THROUGH EARLY
THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
MJG
Drought, Webb
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Webb forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 27.761, -99.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
Drought, Duval
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Duval forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
Drought, Jim Wells
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
Drought, San Patricio
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- San Patricio forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
Drought, Nueces
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Nueces forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
Drought, Kleberg
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 8, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kleberg forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought conditions finally ended across the remaining drought counties in South Texas in early February, as almost all of South Texas experienced above normal rainfall during the month. El Nino conditions, in part, helped to produce the beneficial rainfall. The Corpus Christi International Airport received 4.42 of rainfall for the month of February, roughly 240% of normal rainfall for this month.
By the second week in February 2010 no counties in South Texas were considered to be in drought, the first time this had occurred since late December of 2007. Damages from the drought of 2008 and 2009 exceeded $4 billion for the state of Texas. In South Texas, damages were conservatively estimated to have exceed $600 million. This entry marks the last entry for this drought episode, which began in January of 2008 and continued through February 2010.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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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: 214148, 214149, 214150, 214151, 214152, 214153.