Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2012

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

A lack of rainfall over the western portion of South Central Texas led to Dimmit, Kinney, and Maverick counties joining Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in severe drought category (Stage D2) at the end of August. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to high and 22 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that pastures continued to decline with grasses going dormant and rangeland was in poor condition with high risk for wildfire. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 46 feet below normal and Medina Lake 64 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado and Upper Guadalupe River basins was much below normal and the Lower Guadalupe, Upper Colorado, and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System, New Braunfels, and Alamo Heights were in Stage 3, the City of San Marcos was in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.