Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2013

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.

June was feast or famine for rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the region had less than 50 percent of normal. However, the southwestern corner of the area received in excess of 150 percent of normal and parts of Maverick and Dimmit Counties had as much as four times normal. This rain allowed Kinney (now in extreme drought category, Stage D3), Dimmit (severe category, Stage D2), Maverick (D2), and Zavala (D2) Counties to improve their drought conditions. At the same time, the lack of rain led to drought conditions worsening to stage D3 in Bastrop and Lee Counties, and to stage D2 in Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, and Travis Counties. Val Verde (D4), Edwards (D3), Bandera (D2), De Witt (D2), Frio (D2), Gillespie (D2), Kerr (D2), Llano (D2), Medina (D2), Real (D2), Uvalde (D2), and Williamson (D2) Counties all remained unchanged from May. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, and Val Verde had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The seven day stream flow averages were much below normal (less than 10 percent) across the Colorado River basin. The Upper and Middle Guadalupe, Nueces, Rio Grande, and Frio River basins were reporting below normal (10 to 24 percent) flow. Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad was around 59 feet below normal. Lake Travis was 54 feet below normal and Medina Lake 83 feet below normal which left it at 5 percent of capacity. The Edwards Aquifer was nearly 17 feet below normal, and 3.2 feet below the level at the end of June 2012. Uvalde was in stage 5 water restrictions, Austin was in stage 2, and Kerrville, San Marcos, and Seguin were in stage 1. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District was in stage 3 alarm drought status.