Above normal temperatures and well below normal rainfall occurred across south Texas during the month of July. Extreme drought spread across the coastal plains and over much of the Brush Country by the end of the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 23 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
Above normal temperatures and well below normal rainfall occurred across south Texas during the month of July. Extreme drought spread across the coastal plains and over much of the Brush Country by the end of the month.
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 Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 30, 11:35 PM CST, 25 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1235 AM CDT Fri Jul 1 2022 .AVIATION... VFR conditions continue through the TAF period. Despite the low near the TX coast, most of the activity is to the east of the low. A look at current obs/radar show that no activity is currently occurring. Have left in a mention for thunder in the TAF's but this is looking less likely. Best chance for showers and thunderstorms will be tomorrow afternoon/early evening. Overall light southerly winds expected but may be variable this evening and some gusty winds will be possible tomorrow near any storms that may develop. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 550 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022/ AVIATION.../00Z TAFs/ A surface low will continue to push toward the Middle Texas coast tonight, bringing a slight chance of showers to the area. Most terminals will remain VFR but VCT is expected to develop MVFR ceilings as showers and thunderstorms develop. VCTS is mentioned in all TAF sites across and east of the Coastal Plains as the aforementioned low moves onshore and across the area. Visibility may diminish in and around any of the heavier showers/thunderstorms. PREV DISCUSSION... /Issued 239 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022/ SHORT TERM (Tonight through Friday Night)... Surface low appears to be over the coastal waters east of Corpus Christi Bay with the mid level low east of Matagorda Bay. Most of the deep convection is east of the low over the northwest Gulf of Mexico northward to the upper Texas coast. Isolated convection has formed along the developing sea breeze along the coast at this time. Most of this activity will diminish by the start of the tonight period. The mid level low will continue to move north toward the upper Texas coast tonight and move into southeast Texas on Friday. The surface low is expected to move north to Matagorda Bay this evening. Higher moisture will be over the coastal waters to the upper Texas coast with PW values slightly above 2 inches in the Mid-Coast region. As the surface low moves inland tonight, a low level convergence zone will form just off the Mid-Coast region north to the upper Texas coast. NAM/GFS show an increasing omega field at 70H near Matagorda Bay by 12Z Friday. Will show rain chances increasing late tonight into Friday morning for the Mid-Coast region. Scattered convection will be possible in the Victoria area Friday afternoon while rain chances will be limited to only slight chance for development along the sea breeze. Drier air will move into the region for Friday night as the mid level low continues to move away from south Texas. Without any additional rain at CRP today, the monthly rainfall amount will be 0.27 inches. That would make it the 11th driest June on record for Corpus Christi. Laredo will end with a trace of rainfall for the month of June, which ties for the 9th driest June on record. There have been 8 years when Laredo received no rainfall in June. LONG TERM (Saturday through Thursday)... Not much change with the long term forecast. High pressure and drier air will build into the region over the course of the weekend. With that said, we will hang on to some low end rain chances on Saturday as some deeper moisture lingers across the region. Any activity will likely be sea breeze driven with some potential support aloft via some H5 energy being tugged across the Coastal Plains. After Saturday, PWATs fall to around 1.6-1.7" through much of next week. Without any upper level support, not expecting much in the way of rainfall. However, an isolated shower or storm can't be ruled out along the daily sea breeze but didn't reflect this in the forecast due to lack of confidence. Towards the end of the forecast period, some deeper moisture looks to arrive which may bring rain chances back into the forecast. Temperatures will gradually warm up over the weekend and into early next week. Highs look to top out around 90 degrees along the coast and between 100-105 across the Brush Country. Heat indices will generally range from 105-109 daily with a few spots briefly reaching 110 at times. MARINE... Surface low over the coastal waters east of Corpus Christi Bay this afternoon will move north this evening move inland near Matagorda Bay late tonight. A moderate southeast flow will develop over the Gulf waters tonight with SCEC conditions. The SCEC conditions will continue Friday into Friday night. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop over the Gulf waters tonight, then become more isolated by Friday afternoon as the low pressure area moves northeast of the area. A moderate onshore flow will expected to continue through the weekend and into next week. An isolated shower or thunderstorm may be possible on Saturday before dry conditions set in as we head into the work week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 94 79 93 79 92 / 20 10 10 0 0 Victoria 92 77 94 77 95 / 40 20 30 10 10 Laredo 103 79 102 79 102 / 10 10 10 10 0 Alice 99 76 98 76 98 / 20 10 10 0 0 Rockport 93 82 93 82 94 / 30 10 10 0 10 Cotulla 103 79 102 79 104 / 10 10 10 20 10 Kingsville 98 77 96 79 95 / 20 10 10 0 0 Navy Corpus 92 82 91 83 92 / 20 10 10 0 0 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && BF/80...AVIATION
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 308 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-011145- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval- Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio- Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg- Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands- Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands- Calhoun Islands- 308 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight There is a moderate risk of rip currents for the rest of this afternoon. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will be possible over the coastal region mainly later tonight. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Maximum Heat Index values of 105 to 109 degrees are possible Friday through Tuesday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible again on Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ231-232-236-237-250-255-270-275-011145- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 308 PM CDT Thu Jun 30 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms will be possible tonight over the Gulf waters. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible Friday. TMT/TC
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
23 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme drought developed over the northern and eastern portion of the county while severe drought developed over the southern and western portion of the county during the month.
Extreme drought spread across the county during the month.
Extreme drought spread across the county during the month.
Extreme drought developed over the extreme western part of the county while severe drought developed over the rest of the county.
Severe drought developed over the northern part of the county.
Extreme drought spread across the county with exceptional drought persisting over the extreme northeast part of the county.
Extreme drought persisted over the central and southern part of the county while exceptional drought continued over the northern part of the county.
Extreme drought persisted over the county with exceptional drought over the extreme northwest part of the county.
Extreme drought spread into the northern and southern part of the county while severe drought persisted over the central part of the county.
Extreme drought spread across the area.
Extreme drought spread across the area.
Extreme drought spread across the area.
Extreme drought spread across the area.
Extreme drought persisted over the area.
Extreme drought persisted over the area.
Extreme drought persisted over the area.
Extreme drought developed over the area.
Extreme drought developed over the area.
Extreme drought developed over the northern portion of the area and severe drought developed over the southern portion of the area.
Extreme drought developed over the northern portion of the area and severe drought developed over the southern portion of the area.
Extreme drought developed over the northern portion of the area and severe drought developed over the southern portion of the area.
Severe drought developed over the northern portion of the area.
Severe drought developed over the northern portion of the area.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, July 2022
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: 1049775, 1049776, 1049777, 1049778, 1049779, 1049780, 1049781, 1049782, 1049783, 1049784, 1049785, 1049786, 1049787, 1049788, 1049789, 1049790, 1049791, 1049792, 1049793, 1049794, 1049795, 1049796, 1049797.