Texas, 2024Drought in Texas, October 1 to 31, 2024
October 1 to 31, 2024 · NWS FWD · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
Severe Drought conditions continued throughout the month of October for portions of North and East Texas. Drought conditions worsened to Extreme Drought for areas near the Red River throughout the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
- 10
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.
Severe Drought conditions continued throughout the month of October for portions of North and East Texas. Drought conditions worsened to Extreme Drought for areas near the Red River throughout the month.
Drought, Montague
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Montague forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.676, -97.725 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Cooke
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Cooke forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.639, -97.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Grayson
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Grayson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.627, -96.678 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Fannin
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Fannin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.594, -96.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Lamar
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.667, -95.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Delta
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.386, -95.672 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Hopkins
- When
- October 1, 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 impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Rains
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Rains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.870, -95.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Van Zandt
- When
- October 1, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Van Zandt forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.564, -95.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county through the end of the month.
Drought, Henderson
- When
- October 1, 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 impacted the county through the end of the month.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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- Drought in West Virginia, October 1 to 31, 202440 events
- Drought in Tennessee, October 1 to 31, 202433 events
- Drought in Missouri, October 1 to 31, 202429 events
- Drought in Oklahoma, October 1 to 31, 202422 events
- Drought in Nebraska, October 1 to 31, 202421 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, October 1, 202416 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1219326, 1219327, 1219328, 1219329, 1219330, 1219331, 1219332, 1219333, 1219334, 1219335.