Texas, 2019Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2019
October 1 to 31, 2019 · NWS CRP · 12 events in 12 counties and zones
Severe drought conditions persisted over portions of the Coastal Bend and Brush Country through the end of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- 12
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 drought conditions persisted over portions of the Coastal Bend and Brush Country through the end of the month.
Drought, Coastal San Patrico County
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coastal San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the area through the month.
Drought, Inland San Patrico County
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Inland San Patrico County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.009, -97.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the area through the month.
Drought, Inland Nueces County
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Nueces County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the area through the month.
Drought, Jim Wells
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jim Wells forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the northeast part of the county through the month.
Drought, Webb
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Webb forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 27.761, -99.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the southern part of the county through the month.
Drought, Duval
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Duval forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought persisted across the western part of the county through the month.
Drought, La Salle
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme drought improved to severe across the northern part of the county through the month.
Drought, McMullen
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 25, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McMullen forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.353, -98.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought improved to moderate across the northern part of the county through the month.
Drought, Inland Refugio County
- When
- October 5, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Inland Refugio County forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.322, -97.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought developed over the southern portion of the county during latter half of the month.
Drought, Bee
- When
- October 5, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought developed over the northern portion of the county during latter half of the month.
Drought, Live Oak
- When
- October 5, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Live Oak forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought developed over the northern portion of the county during latter half of the month.
Drought, Victoria
- When
- October 5, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Victoria forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought developed over the northern portion of the county during latter half 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 861605, 861606, 861607, 861608, 861609, 861610, 861611, 861612, 861613, 861614, 861615, 861616.