Drought, Wood
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 20, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.786, -95.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, December 1 to 20, 2017
Severe (D2) drought conditions encompassed much of East Texas to start December. Including the first half of December, the total rainfall amounts that fell during the Fall months (September/October/November) across Wood and Upshur Counties only ranged from 3-4 inches, which was only 25-30% of normal whereas temperatures during the period remained above normal as well.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SHV wrote it up.
Severe (D2) drought conditions encompassed much of East Texas to start December. Including the first half of December, the total rainfall amounts that fell during the Fall months (September/October/November) across Wood and Upshur Counties only ranged from 3-4 inches, which was only 25-30% of normal whereas temperatures during the period remained above normal as well. However, an extended period of wetting rains fell between December 16th-22nd across all of Northeast Texas. Widespread rainfall amounts of 4-5 inches fell across the area ahead of a couple cold frontal passages, thus alleviating the brief severe drought conditions that had developed by the end of November. As a result, a two category improvement to abnormally dry (D0) was made across Wood and Upshur Counties to end December.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Shreveport, LA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 11:45 PM CST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 11:45 PM CST, 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1145 PM CST Thu Nov 30 2017 .AVIATION... For the 01/06Z TAF period, VFR conditions will prevail as passing cirrus continues to shift across the region behind a weak cold front. Light N/NW winds will prevail around 5 kts or less before becoming more variable later in the period as sfc high pressure shifts eastward. Additional high clouds will likely move into the region on Friday with more coverage, but any cigs will remain well above 10Kft as these high clouds thicken up during the latter half of the TAF period. /19/ && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 956 PM CST Thu Nov 30 2017/ UPDATE... Clear skies, light winds and a dry atmosphere is resulting in hourly temperatures falling very quickly this evening. Several locations were withing a degree or two from overcoming their overnight min temp forecast so adjusted overnight mins down several degrees in a few locations. Cirrus will be very thin overnight and should not pose much if any impact to ideal radiational cooling conditions overnight. Otherwise, no additional changes were necessary to the ongoing forecast. Update out shortly...13. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... SHV 46 67 47 71 / 0 0 0 0 MLU 46 66 44 69 / 0 0 0 0 DEQ 41 64 44 67 / 0 0 0 0 TXK 44 65 44 68 / 0 0 0 0 ELD 42 64 41 68 / 0 0 0 0 TYR 43 67 49 73 / 0 0 0 0 GGG 45 67 48 72 / 0 0 0 0 LFK 44 70 48 74 / 0 0 0 0 && .SHV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...None. LA...None. OK...None. TX...None. && 19/13
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 12:55 PM CST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Shreveport LA 1255 PM CST Thu Nov 30 2017 ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077- TXZ096-097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-011200- Sevier-Howard-Little River-Hempstead-Nevada-Miller-Lafayette- Columbia-Union-Caddo-Bossier-Webster-Claiborne-Lincoln-De Soto- Red River-Bienville-Jackson-Ouachita-Sabine-Natchitoches-Winn- Grant-Caldwell-La Salle-McCurtain-Bowie-Franklin-Titus-Camp- Morris-Cass-Wood-Upshur-Marion-Smith-Gregg-Harrison-Cherokee-Rusk- Panola-Nacogdoches-Shelby-Angelina-San Augustine- 1255 PM CST Thu Nov 30 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central Arkansas, southwest Arkansas, north central Louisiana, northwest Louisiana, southeast Oklahoma, east Texas and northeast Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight... No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday... Scattered showers and a few thunderstorms will increase across the region Monday and Tuesday, along and ahead of a strong cold front and associated upper level trough that will traverse the Plains states and Mississippi Valley. However, no hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Activation of emergency management personnel...amateur radio operators...and storm spotters will not be needed through tonight. 06
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, Upshur
- When
- December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 20, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Upshur forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -94.941 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 19, 2017
- Drought in Oklahoma, December 1 to 31, 2017
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1 to 6, 2017
- Drought in Montana, December 1 to 31, 2017
- Drought in Oklahoma, December 1 to 31, 2017
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 1 to 2, 2017
- Drought in Louisiana, December 1 to 31, 2017
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 27, 2017
- Drought in Arkansas, December 1 to 27, 2017
- Drought in Missouri, December 1 to 31, 2017
- Drought in Arkansas, December 1 to 31, 2017
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2017
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 726511, 726512.