Texas, 2024Drought in Texas, October 29 to 31, 2024
October 29 to 31, 2024 · NWS FWD · 19 events in 19 counties and zones
Drought conditions continued to worsen across much of North and Central Texas late in the month.
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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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- Wind
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
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.
Drought conditions continued to worsen across much of North and Central Texas late in the month.
Drought, Young
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Young forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.177, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe to extreme drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Jack
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Jack forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.234, -98.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Denton
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Denton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.205, -97.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Collin
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Collin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 33.188, -96.572 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Hunt
- When
- October 29, 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 impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Tarrant
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Tarrant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.772, -97.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Dallas
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Dallas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.767, -96.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Rockwall
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Rockwall forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.898, -96.408 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Kaufman
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Kaufman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.599, -96.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Ellis
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 32.348, -96.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Navarro
- When
- October 29, 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 impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Lampasas
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lampasas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.196, -98.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Coryell
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Coryell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.391, -97.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, McLennan
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- McLennan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.552, -97.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Falls
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Falls forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.253, -96.936 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Limestone
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Limestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.546, -96.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Freestone
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Freestone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.705, -96.149 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Robertson
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Robertson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.027, -96.513 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
Drought, Leon
- When
- October 29, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Leon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 31.297, -95.996 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Severe drought conditions impacted the county late in the month.
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1219339, 1219340, 1219341, 1219342, 1219343, 1219344, 1219345, 1219346, 1219347, 1219348, 1219349, 1219350, 1219351, 1219352, 1219353, 1219354, 1219355, 1219356, 1219357.