Texas, 2011

Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2011

September 1 to 30, 2011 · NWS EWX · 33 events in 33 counties and zones

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4).

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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 EWX wrote it up.

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 31, 10:41 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 31, 10:41 PM CST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1141 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011

.AVIATION...
LITTLE CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS TAF FORECAST...WITH VFR CONDITIONS
PREVAILING THROUGH MUCH OF THE VALID TAF PERIOD. PATCHY STRATUS IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT BRINGING MVFR CIGS TO THE I-35
CORRIDOR. CIGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SCT-BKN NEAR 2KFT AT
KSSF/KSAT/KAUS BEFORE LIFTING/BREAKING OUT TO VFR BY ABOUT 14/15Z.
KDRT WILL REMAIN VFR THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
SFC WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BECOME SE-SLY GENERALLY NEAR 10 KTS BY
LATE MORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 916 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011/

UPDATE...
DUE TO THE STRATUS MENTIONED IN THE AVIATION SECTION BELOW...HAVE
INCREASED CLOUD COVER FOR THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. HAVE ALSO RE-
ESTABLISHED TRENDS TO THE SENSIBLE WEATHER GRIDS FOR TONIGHT INTO
EARLY MORNING. 18Z MODELS SHOW NO TRENDS TOWARD A CONSENSUS WITH
RESPECT TO THE TROPICAL DEVELOPMENT EXPECTED IN THE GULF OF
MEXICO. AS A RESULT...WILL NOT CHANGE THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS FORECAST.

CLIMATE...
THE CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE THROUGH AUGUST) AND AUGUST 2011
WILL DRAW TO A CLOSE AT LOCAL MIDNIGHT. A PREVIEW OF THE DATA FOR
THE FOUR MAIN SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS CLIMATE SITES BASED ON RECORDS
GOING BACK TO THE LATE 1800S SHOWS...SUMMER 2011 WILL BE THE
HOTTEST OR SECOND HOTTEST SUMMER. AUGUST 2011 WILL BE THE HOTTEST
AUGUST AND THE HOTTEST OR AMONG THE HOTTEST ALL-TIME MONTHS. THE
DETAILS WILL COME OUT IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 627 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011/

AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MOST OF THE TAF PERIOD.
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRATUS IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
BALCONES ESCARPMENT OVERNIGHT...BRINGING PATCHY MVFR CIGS TO I-35
CORRIDOR TAF SITES. CURRENTLY HAVE KSSF WITH THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD
OF MVFR CIGS PREVAILING DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH
TEMPO MVFR CIGS AT KSAT AND ONLY SCT COVERAGE AT KAUS. ANTICIPATE
A RETURN TO VFR CONDITIONS BY 14-15Z. GUSTY SERLY SFC WINDS THIS
EVENING WILL SUBSIDE BY ABOUT 03-04Z WITH SUSTAINED SE-SLY WINDS
GENERALLY AOB 10 KTS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 333 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2011/

DISCUSSION...
IN THE SHORT TERM THERE ARE NO MAJOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST.
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON BROAD UPPER RIDGE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. THIS WILL MEAN GENERALLY A
PERSISTENCE FORECAST FOR MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND TEMPS NEARLY THE
SAME FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

AT LONGER RANGE MODELS ARE NOT GETTING MUCH CLEARER. SIGNIFICANT
DIFFERENCES EXIST. ONE THING SEEMS MORE CERTAIN...ALL ARE
DEVELOPING A TROPICAL SYSTEM IN THE GULF LATER THIS WEEK. THE
DIFFERENCES ARE HOW STRONG THIS SYSTEM GETS AND WHERE IS GOES.
SOME SOLUTIONS TAKE IT TO THE NORTHEAST INTO LA AND MS AND OTHERS
TAKE IT TO WEST INTO TX. HPC AND NHC HAVE AGREED ON SOME
COMPROMISE BETWEEN THESE WITH A LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF THIS
WEEKEND. AN ADDED COMPLICATION IS THE INTRODUCTION OF A FRONT
EARLY NEXT WEEK. MY THINKING AT THIS TIME IS THE FRONT WILL LIKELY
TAKE THE TROPICAL SYSTEM TO THE NORTHEAST. SO FORECAST FOR OUR CWA
IS MAINLY DRY WITH ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS FOR FRI AND THE WEEKEND
IN THE EAST AND THEN MORE WIDESPREAD SLIGHT CHANCES MON WITH THE
FRONT. TEMPS THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL MAINTAIN AROUND UPPER 90S TO
NEAR 100. THE FRONT IS SHOWING COOLER AIR FOR THE EARLY PART OF
NEXT WEEK...ESPECIALLY LOW TEMPS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
AUSTIN CAMP MABRY              75 102  78 101  78 /   0  -   -   10  10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTL AIRPORT  70 100  73 100  73 /   0  -   -   10  10
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AIRPORT     71 100  74 101  74 /   0  -   -   10  10
BURNET MUNI AIRPORT            73  98  77  99  76 /   0  -   -   -   10
DEL RIO INTL AIRPORT           76  98  79 101  78 /  -   -   -   -   -
GEORGETOWN MUNI AIRPORT        75  98  78  97  77 /   0  -   -   10  10
HONDO MUNI AIRPORT             72 100  74 102  74 /  -   -   -   10  -
SAN MARCOS MUNI AIRPORT        73  98  76  99  75 /   0  -   -   10  10
LA GRANGE - FAYETTE REGIONAL   72 100  76  98  75 /  -   10  -   20  20
SAN ANTONIO INTL AIRPORT       76  98  78 100  78 /   0  -   -   10  10
STINSON MUNI AIRPORT           75 101  78 103  78 /  -   -   -   10  10

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE.
&&

MESOSCALE/AVIATION...25
SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...04
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 31, 4:28 AM CST, 19 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
528 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-011030-
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
528 AM CDT WED AUG 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY THIS EVENING DUE TO LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND MODERATE
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING DUE TO VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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Drought, Atascosa

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atascosa forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.894, -98.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Bandera

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bandera forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Bastrop

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bastrop forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Bexar

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bexar forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Blanco

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Blanco forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Burnet

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Burnet forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Caldwell

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Comal

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comal forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, De Witt

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
De Witt forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Dimmit

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dimmit forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Edwards

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Fayette

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Frio

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Frio forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Gillespie

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gillespie forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Gonzales

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gonzales forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.457, -97.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Guadalupe

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Hays

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hays forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Karnes

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Karnes forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Kendall

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kendall forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Kerr

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kerr forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.062, -99.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Kinney

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kinney forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Lavaca

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lavaca forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Lee

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Llano

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Llano forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Maverick

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Maverick forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Medina

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Real

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Real forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.832, -99.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Travis

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Travis forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Uvalde

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Uvalde forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Val Verde

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Val Verde forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Williamson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Wilson

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

Drought, Zavala

When
September 1, 12:00 AM CST to September 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Zavala forecast zone
Reported by
Official NWS Observations
Coordinates
28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions.

What these are

Drought
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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: 346054, 346055, 346056, 346057, 346058, 346059, 346060, 346061, 346062, 346063, 346064, 346065, 346066, 346067, 346068, 346069, 346070, 346071, 346072, 346073, 346074, 346075, 346076, 346077, 346078, 346079, 346080, 346081, 346082, 346083, 346084, 346085, 346086.