Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2015

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.

February was a dry month across South Central Texas with some places getting less than half an inch of rain for the month. This put Llano and Real Counties in Severe Drought category (Stage D2). Bandera, Edwards, Gillespie, and Kerr Counties all moved from Severe to Extreme Drought (Stage D3). Medina County stayed in Stage D3 and De Witt, Kendall, and Val Verde remained in Stage D2. Fire danger was low to moderate across the area at the end of the month and of the counties in D2 or worse drought only De Witt, Medina, and Val Verde had burn bans remaining in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A&M indicated supplemental feeding of livestock continued. The seven day stream flow average at the end of the month was below normal (10-24 percent) for the Colorado River Basin. The Guadalupe, Medina, Frio, and Nueces River Basins were much below normal (less than 10 percent). Area lakes and reservoirs continued well below normal pool elevations. Lake Amistad remained 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Travis was up slightly at 55.2 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped slightly and was 89.7 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped during the month and was at 644.2 feet. This was actually 2.6 feet higher than at the end of February 2014 but still 24.4 feet below average. Fredericksburg remained in stage 3 water restrictions and Kerrville remained in stage 2.