Texas, 2020

Drought in Texas, November 1 to 30, 2020

November 1 to 30, 2020 · NWS EWX · 26 events in 26 counties and zones

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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.

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

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 Oct 31, 11:09 PM CST, 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 31, 11:09 PM CST, 51 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1209 AM CDT Sun Nov 1 2020

.AVIATION...
VFR at all sites through the TAF period. A cold front will pass
through the area later this morning, shifting winds out of the north.
Winds will remain out of the north around 15kts gusting over 20 kts
until the evening time. Sky condition to remain unrestricted with
frontal passage.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 146 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2020/

SHORT TERM (Tonight through Sunday Night)...
Mostly clear skies are prevailing across South-Central Texas at the
present time. Temperatures are in the upper 60s to 70s across the
area under the clear skies. Winds are light and out of the south
which should allow for temperatures to increase another few degrees
before the daily highs are reached. Some high-level moisture is
expected to move into the area this evening and overnight and will
only lead to some passing high clouds. An upper level trough
currently moving into the Central Plains will send a cold front into
the area tomorrow morning. Highs tomorrow will be in the lower 70s in
the north where the front arrives earlier. For the southern areas
where some heating should take place before the frontal passage,
highs will reach near 80 degrees. With dry air remaining in place
across the area, no rain is expected with the frontal passage.
However, with the dry air and breezy winds behind the front, some
elevated fire weather conditions will be possible tomorrow afternoon.
After lows tonight in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, lows
tomorrow night behind the front will reach into the middle 30s to
middle 40s once again.

LONG TERM (Monday through Saturday)...
After a cool Monday morning, high temperatures are forecast to range
from the upper 60s to lower 70s area wide. A high pressure system
over the area is forecast to keep South Central Texas under dry
weather conditions through at least Wednesday.

The return of southerly winds across the area on Monday afternoon
will result in warmer overnight temperatures (40s most locations)
with Tuesday's high temperatures reaching the low to upper 70s.

By Wednesday, the upper level high pressure system pushes into the
northwest Gulf of Mexico and allows an upper level short-wave to
move across the Southern Plains. This feature brings no impact to the
area with the exception of increased winds for breezy conditions.
Once the upper short-wave pushes away from South Central Texas later
in the week, another upper level ridge takes control to maintain the
dry weather conditions into next weekend.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              73  42  69  42  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  73  41  70  40  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     78  44  73  43  77 /   0   0   0   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            70  39  68  41  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           80  45  72  45  76 /   0   0   0   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        71  39  68  40  74 /   0   0   0   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             80  42  74  41  77 /   0   0   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        75  41  71  40  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   76  43  71  42  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       76  46  71  45  75 /   0   0   0   0   0
Stinson Muni Airport           77  45  71  43  75 /   0   0   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Short-Term/Aviation...YBVP
Long-Term...Runyen
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 31, 2:53 AM CST, 21 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
353 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2020

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-010900-
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-
353 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today And Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Elevated fire weather conditions are possible Sunday as gusty
winds develop behind a dry cold front.

No other hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

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Event by event

26 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Bandera

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Bastrop

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Bexar

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Blanco

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Burnet

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Caldwell

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Comal

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Dimmit

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Edwards

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Frio

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Gillespie

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Guadalupe

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Hays

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Kendall

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Kerr

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Kinney

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Lee

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Llano

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Maverick

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Medina

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Real

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Travis

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Uvalde

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Val Verde

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Williamson

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

Drought, Zavala

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 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)

November was another month of mostly below normal rainfall across South Central Texas. Most of the northern half of the area had less than 50% of normal with some places in the northwest having less than 10%. In most of our counties the drought worsened during the month. Bandera, Comal, Gillespie, Kendall, and Kerr Counties entered Extreme (D3) Drought. Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Edwards, Guadalupe, Hays, Kinney, Lee, Llano, Real, Travis, Val Verde, and Williamson ended the month in Severe (D2) Drought. Uvalde and Zavala remained in D3, and Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick stayed in D2. Medina County with near normal rain actually improved from D3 to D2. Public water systems across the region had instituted some level of water restrictions. The Pecos, Frio, Nueces, Medina, and lower Guadalupe river basins reported much below normal seven-day stream flows at the end of the month. The upper and middle Guadalupe, San Antonio, Blanco, San Marcos. Brazos, and Colorado river basins reported below normal seven-day flows. Reservoirs in the drought areas were below normal with Lake Amistad 44 feet below normal. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Burnet, Kerr, and Bastrop.

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: 928626, 928627, 928628, 928629, 928630, 928631, 928632, 928633, 928634, 928635, 928636, 928637, 928638, 928639, 928640, 928641, 928642, 928643, 928644, 928645, 928646, 928647, 928648, 928649, 928650, 928651.