A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of South Texas through the month of December. This mainly impacted western San Patricio, southeastern Live Oak, Bee, western Goliad, southwestern Refugio, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of South Texas through the month of December. This mainly impacted western San Patricio, southeastern Live Oak, Bee, western Goliad, southwestern Refugio, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties.
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 Nov 30, 11:15 PM CST, 45 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1115 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Sunday night) Issued at 239 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 We will continue to experience fall like temperatures thanks to the the continued cloud cover in the region. This will be due to some moisture being trapped in the lower levels thanks to an inversion aloft. Temperatures will increase tomorrow as warmer air will gradually begin to return to the area along with moisture riding te periphery of the ridge. Models hint at pretty efficient isentropic lift occurring tomorrow into Monday at the 300-305K levels. This along with the increased moisture should allow for a medium to high chance for showers and thunderstorms mainly over the waters during the day tomorrow. Some isolated to scattered showers could creep onshore mainly along the coast, though else where should remain pretty dry thanks to the drier air aloft. Sunday evening, a boundary looks to push inland that should allow for showers to develop along it. This should confine activity mainly along the southern Coastal Bend into the southern Brush Country. && .LONG TERM... (Monday through next Friday) Issued at 239 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 Key Messages: - Seasonal temperatures to continue through early next week - Rain chances increasing early next week Rain chances will continue to increase Monday as an inverted trough continues developing from Deep South to South Texas. While the best rain chances are expected to remain south and east of us, rain chances will increase to the 50-80% range from Monday night through Tuesday night, decreasing to the 30-70% range Wednesday with the main focus being across the Victoria Crossroads. Most of South Texas can expect rainfall accumulations under 1" from Sunday night through Wednesday with the Coastal Bend having a medium chance to see accumulations between 1-1.5" for the aforementioned timeframe. A warm front will move northward towards mid-week next week which will help promote warmer temperatures once again with temperatures climbing into the lower 80s. The warmer temperatures will continue through the end of the work week next week before the front becomes stationary and increases our chances for rain again next weekend and dropping our temperatures back down to seasonal values. Before the arrival of the warm front, seasonal temperatures are expected to hang around with highs generally ranging from the mid 60s to mid 70s and lows from the low 50s to mid 60s. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1110 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 Currently expecting IFR ceilings for ALI to develop during the morning hours with MVFR ceilings elsewhere. Low level moisture is expected to prolong MVFR ceilings into the afternoon hours tomorrow. Have included PROB30 for showers late tomorrow evening with IFR ceilings possible. && .MARINE... Issued at 239 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2024 Generally weak northeasterly flow will prevail tonight with scattered showers over the Gulf waters. Moderate east to northeast flow will strengthen Sunday to the 15-20 knot range with a low chance for winds over 20 knots Sunday. Showers are likely on Sunday over the Gulf waters with chances increasing Sunday evening into tonight. Strong northeast flow between 20 to 25 knots is expected Monday through Tuesday morning, veering to the southeast and decreasing to 15 to 20 knots late Tuesday afternoon. By Wednesday, moderate southerly winds can be expected across the local waters. Medium to high rain chances (50-75%) Monday will gradually increase reaching the 80-90% range Tuesday and Tuesday night before beginning to decrease Wednesday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 57 72 59 71 / 20 20 40 40 Victoria 50 70 49 71 / 10 10 0 10 Laredo 54 72 58 67 / 0 10 40 60 Alice 54 72 56 70 / 10 10 50 40 Rockport 57 71 59 72 / 20 20 30 30 Cotulla 52 72 56 67 / 0 10 20 30 Kingsville 55 73 58 71 / 20 20 50 50 Navy Corpus 62 72 64 72 / 30 20 50 50 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...NP/92 LONG TERM....JCP/84 AVIATION...BF/80
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over much of Inland San Patricio County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over a small portion of southeastern Live Oak County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over much of Goliad County. A swath of showers and thunderstorms improved conditions to moderate drought across most of the area by the end of December, with a small sliver of severe drought left in southwestern portion of the county.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over a small sliver of northern McMullen county.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over a small sliver of northern La Salle county.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over much of Bee County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over a small sliver of southwestern Inland Refugio County.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1229802, 1229803, 1229804, 1229805, 1229806, 1229807, 1229808.