Texas, 2020

Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 2020

December 1 to 31, 2020 · NWS EWX · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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 EWX wrote it up.

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 10:46 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 30, 10:46 PM CST, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1046 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020

.AVIATION...
VFR conditions persist through the TAF period. Light and variable
winds will continue overnight and into Tuesday morning under clear
skies. Winds turn south to southeast on Tuesday with wind speeds of
around 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. With the southerly flow,
expect some clouds to start moving back into the region. The winds
will subside through Tuesday evening.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 542 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020/

AVIATION...
VFR conditions prevail as a very dry airmass across the region
will continue to promote clear to mostly clear skies. Light and
variable winds occur tonight before south-southeasterly winds
of between 5 to 15 knots develop into Tuesday afternoon.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 302 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020/

SHORT TERM (Tonight through Tuesday Night)...
Surface high pressure will continue to move across Texas tonight. As
it moves farther to the east, winds will become light over South
Central Texas. Skies will remain mostly clear tonight. With clear
skies and light winds there will be good radiational cooling leading
to a cold morning Tuesday. Nearly all of our CWA will have freezing
temperatures Tuesday morning and we have issued a Freeze Warning for
the entire area. Temperatures will drop below freezing starting
across the northern counties late this evening with all area below
freezing by around 4 am. Temperatures will warm quickly after
sunrise with most places back above freezing by around 9 am. The
high center will continue eastward Tuesday and the winds across our
CWA will become southerly to southeasterly. This will bring warmer,
moister air back to the region. High temperatures Tuesday will be a
few degrees warmer than today. With the deepening moisture there may
be sufficient isentropic lift over our southeastern counties for
some light rain late Tuesday night, but chances are very low and
most places will stay dry. With warm advection through the day and
night low temperatures Wednesday will be 10 to 15 degrees warmer
than Tuesday.

LONG TERM (Wednesday through Monday)...
A cold front will move across south central Texas on Wednesday. Ahead
of the front, we could see enough moisture return to allow for some
showers to develop, mainly along and east of the I-35/I-37 corridors.
The models have been trending a little drier and based on limited
moisture return ahead of the front, we have opted to reduce rain
chances on Wednesday. Highs on Wednesday should range from the mid
50s to mid 60s. Low temperatures Wednesday night into Thursday
morning will likely drop below freezing for most of the Hill
Country, with mid to upper 30s elsewhere.

The weather pattern for the mid to late week period remains highly
amplified over the lower 48. We will likely see continued high
pressure at the surface, resulting in below normal temperatures
through Saturday. Highs should generally remain in the 50s with lows
in the upper 20s to mid 30s. We will likely see additional sub-
freezing overnight lows for the Hill Country into portions of the
I-35 corridor Thursday night/Friday morning and again Friday
night/Saturday morning.

Temperatures should begin to moderate as we head into early next
week. However, the pattern still favors surface high pressure to our
north, so we will only show a very gradual warming trend on Sunday
and Monday.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              55  29  61  45  60 /   0   0   0  10  20
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  55  25  61  42  62 /   0   0   0  10  20
New Braunfels Muni Airport     56  29  62  45  65 /   0   0   0  10  20
Burnet Muni Airport            52  27  60  41  57 /   0   0   0  -   20
Del Rio Intl Airport           60  30  64  39  63 /   0   0   0   0  -
Georgetown Muni Airport        53  27  61  42  59 /   0   0   0  10  20
Hondo Muni Airport             59  27  63  39  65 /   0   0   0   0  10
San Marcos Muni Airport        56  27  62  42  63 /   0   0   0  10  20
La Grange - Fayette Regional   54  28  64  48  64 /   0   0   0  10  40
San Antonio Intl Airport       57  31  63  45  63 /   0   0   0  -   20
Stinson Muni Airport           58  31  63  44  64 /   0   0   0  -   20

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Freeze Warning until 9 AM CST Tuesday for Atascosa-Bandera-Bastrop-
Bexar-Blanco-Burnet-Caldwell-Comal-De Witt-Dimmit-Edwards-Fayette-
Frio-Gillespie-Gonzales-Guadalupe-Hays-Karnes-Kendall-Kerr-Kinney-
Lavaca-Lee-Llano-Maverick-Medina-Real-Travis-Uvalde-Val Verde-
Williamson-Wilson-Zavala.

&&

Short-Term/Aviation...Brady
Long-Term...EWilliams
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 30, 2:03 PM CST, 9 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
203 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-012015-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
203 PM CST Mon Nov 30 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon And Tonight.

Freezing temperatures are likely tonight across all of South
Central Texas and a Freeze Warning is in effect from 10 pm until 9
am.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

The Freeze Warning will be in effect until 9 am Tuesday.
Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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Event by event

27 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bandera

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bandera forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Bastrop

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bastrop forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Bexar

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bexar forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Blanco

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Blanco forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Burnet

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Burnet forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Caldwell

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Comal

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comal forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Dimmit

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dimmit forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Edwards

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Fayette

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Frio

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Frio forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Gillespie

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gillespie forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Guadalupe

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Hays

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hays forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Kendall

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kendall forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Kerr

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kerr forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.062, -99.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Kinney

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kinney forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Lee

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Llano

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Llano forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Maverick

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Maverick forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Medina

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Real

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Real forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.832, -99.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Travis

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Travis forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Uvalde

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Uvalde forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Val Verde

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Val Verde forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Williamson

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

Drought, Zavala

When
December 1, 12:00 AM CST to December 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Zavala forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The drought continued over most of South Central Texas in December. Most of the area had less than normal precipitation during the month. Drought conditions worsened from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) in Caldwell, Guadalupe, Kinney, Val Verde, and Williamson Counties and from Moderate (D1) to D2 in Fayette County. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties remained in D3 and Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Hays, Lee, Llano, Maverick, Medina, Real, and Travis remained in D2. Large public water systems in Austin, Del Rio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, New Braunfels, San Antonio, San Marcos, and Uvalde had some level of water restrictions. Most area reservoirs were below Conservation Pool level. Lake Amistad was 43.3 feet below, Medina Lake 32.2 feet, and Lake Travis 21.8 feet. Outdoor burn bans were in effect in Bandera, Bexar, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Kendall, Kinney, Maverick, Medina, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala Counties.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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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: 935224, 935225, 935226, 935227, 935228, 935229, 935230, 935231, 935232, 935233, 935234, 935235, 935236, 935237, 935238, 935239, 935240, 935241, 935242, 935243, 935244, 935246, 935247, 935248, 935249, 935250, 935252.