Texas, 2022

Drought in Texas, October 11 to 31, 2022

October 11 to 31, 2022 · NWS FWD · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Drought conditions continued to worsen in mid-October, as severe drought conditions developed across eastern portions of North and Central Texas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 4 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 FWD wrote it up.

Drought conditions continued to worsen in mid-October, as severe drought conditions developed across eastern portions of North and Central Texas.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

4 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Navarro

When
October 11, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Navarro forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.047, -96.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions affected most of the county through the end of the month.

Drought, Hunt

When
October 11, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hunt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
33.124, -96.085 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions affected portions of the county through the end of the month.

Drought, Hopkins

When
October 11, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hopkins forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
33.150, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions affected portions of the county through the end of the month.

Drought, Henderson

When
October 11, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Henderson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
32.212, -95.854 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Severe drought conditions affected portions of the county through the end of the month.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1061974, 1061989, 1061990, 1061991.