Texas, 2020Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2020
October 1 to 31, 2020 · NWS EWX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal.
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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- 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.
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Bandera
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Dimmit
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Frio
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Maverick
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Medina
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Uvalde
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
Drought, Zavala
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 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)
Most of South Central Texas received less than 0.5 in. of rain in October which is 5% or less of normal. The drought worsened across the region with Medina County going from Moderate (D1) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought, Uvalde and Zavala Counties from Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3), and Bandera, Dimmit, Frio, and Maverick Counties to Severe (D2). Uvalde had Stage 1 water restrictions in effect. The Edwards Aquifer was 7.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake was 29.5 feet below Conservation Pool level. All of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect except Uvalde.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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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: 921783, 921784, 921785, 921786, 921787, 921788, 921790.