Drought, Red River
- When
- October 6, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Red River forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.621, -95.050 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Texas, October 6 to 31, 2022
Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions returned across Red River County, Texas in early October, and lingered throughout the remainder of the month. This was in response to an extended flash drought that resulted from an exceptionally hot and dry month in June with below normal rainfall in what is historically one of the wettest months on average.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 SHV wrote it up.
Severe (D2) to Extreme (D3) drought conditions returned across Red River County, Texas in early October, and lingered throughout the remainder of the month. This was in response to an extended flash drought that resulted from an exceptionally hot and dry month in June with below normal rainfall in what is historically one of the wettest months on average. This was followed up by an even hotter and drier month in July with the total rainfall amounts for July generally around an inch or less, which was only near 25% of normal. Near normal rainfall occurred in August, but hot and dry conditions returned in September with below normal rainfall while October rainfall was near normal. This dryness contributed to lower than normal streamflow observed across area creeks, streams, and rivers.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
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: 1057080.