Texas, 2019Drought in Texas, October 1 to 28, 2019
October 1 to 28, 2019 · NWS FWD · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Severe to extreme drought conditions over much of the region improved considerably towards the end of October, following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- Wind
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- Fire, smoke and dust
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Severe to extreme drought conditions over much of the region improved considerably towards the end of October, following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Tarrant
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Dallas
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Johnson
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.379, -97.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Ellis
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Hill
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Hill forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.991, -97.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Coryell
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
Drought, Limestone
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 28, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.546, -96.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions came to an end during the final week of October following beneficial rainfall received over the course of the month.
- 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: 859441, 859442, 859443, 859444, 859445, 859446, 859447.