Texas, 2019Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2019
October 1 to 31, 2019 · NWS FWD · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
For all but a few isolated locations, drought conditions improved during the second half of October following beneficial rains received over the course of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
For all but a few isolated locations, drought conditions improved during the second half of October following beneficial rains received over the course of the month.
Drought, Stephens
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.736, -98.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions at the beginning of October worsened to extreme drought conditions around the October 15 for Stephens County. Extreme drought conditions then continued through the end of the month.
Drought, Palo Pinto
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Palo Pinto forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.753, -98.313 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions occurred across the county for all of October, 2019.
Drought, Eastland
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Eastland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.327, -98.832 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions occurred across the northwest half of Eastland County for most of October, 2019.
Drought, Anderson
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Anderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.813, -95.653 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions across the county for most of October showed signs of improvement towards the end of the month.
Drought, Henderson
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions across the county for most of October showed signs of improvement towards the end of the month.
Drought, Navarro
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Navarro forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions across the county for most of October showed signs of improvement towards the end of the month.
Drought, Freestone
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Freestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.705, -96.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions across the county for most of October showed signs of improvement towards the end of the month.
Drought, Bell
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.038, -97.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for most of October, 2019.
Drought, Milam
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Milam forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.786, -96.977 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county for most of October, 2019.
- 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 New York, October 1, 20192 deaths · 1 injured · 1 event
- Drought in Virginia, October 1 to 22, 2019$9.7 million · 12 events
- Drought in North Carolina, October 1 to 22, 2019$4.0 million · 4 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, October 1 to 2, 2019$444,000 · 2.75 in hail · 49 events
- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 22, 2019$3.0 million · 4 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1, 2019$290,000 · EF1 · 20 events
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, October 1, 2019$410,000 · 4 events
- Flooding in Wisconsin, October 1 to 31, 2019$75,000 · 17 events
- Drought in Georgia, October 1 to 31, 201952 events
- Flooding in Michigan, October 1 to 2, 2019$85,000 · 3 events
- Flooding in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2019$50,000 · 10 events
- Flooding in South Dakota, October 1 to 31, 2019$30,000 · 6 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 859432, 859433, 859434, 859435, 859436, 859437, 859438, 859439, 859440.