Drought in Texas, September 1 to 30, 2014

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.

September was a bit a mixed bag as far as rainfall west across South Central Texas. About half of the area had above normal precipitation and about half had less than normal. As a result none of our counties worsened during the month. Bandera, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties improved to Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Medina County remain in Extreme Drought category (Stage D3) and Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Comal, De Witt, Edwards, Llano, and Real Counties remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was moderate across the area at the end of September. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bexar, Burnet, Comal, Kerr, De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The seven day stream flow averages at the end of the month were below normal (10-24 percent) for the Middle San Antonio, Nueces, Medina, and Frio River basins. The Lower Colorado, the Upper, and the Lower San Antonio River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad had marked improvement was 33.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 57.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped again and was 88.3 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose a couple of feet during the month and was at 628.8 feet. This was 8.2 feet lower than at the end of September 2013 and 35 feet below average. The Edwards Aquifer Authority continued stage 4 water restrictions requiring large water users to reduce pumping by 40%. The Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District declared stage 2 alarm drought status requiring a 20% reduction in pumping. San Marcos was in stage 4 water restrictions, Fredericksburg and New Braunfels were in stage 3, Kerrville, San Antonio Water System (SAWS), and Austin were in stage 2, and Del Rio and Seguin were in stage 1.