Texas, 2018Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2018
October 1 to 31, 2018 · NWS EPZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Even with a fairly wet month of October, little change occurred as far as drought conditions across eastern Hudspeth County due to the extended period of below normal precipitation.
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- 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.
Even with a fairly wet month of October, little change occurred as far as drought conditions across eastern Hudspeth County due to the extended period of below normal precipitation.
Drought, Salt Basin
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM MST to October 31, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Salt Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.456, -105.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe(D2) drought continued through October for the northeastern half of the zone.
Drought, Southern Hudspeth Highlands
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM MST to October 31, 11:59 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Hudspeth Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.456, -105.386 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The eastern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of October.
- 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.
- Rip Current in North Carolina, October 1, 20181 death · 1 event
- Wildfire in Colorado, October 1 to 9, 2018$3.5 million · 1 event
- Flooding in Iowa, October 1 to 6, 2018$150,000 · 5 events
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Iowa, October 1 to 2, 2018$100,000 · 9 events
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1 to 27, 2018$86,000 · 12 events
- Flash Flood and Flood in Wisconsin, October 1 to 2, 2018$82,000 · 5 events
- Drought in New Mexico, October 1 to 31, 201835 events
- Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 9, 201823 events
- Drought in Colorado, October 1 to 31, 201821 events
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1 to 26, 2018$13,000 · 4 events
- Flooding in Iowa, October 1 to 7, 20189 events
- Drought in Utah, October 1 to 31, 20187 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 790527, 790528.