Texas, 2024

Drought in Texas, October 8 to 31, 2024

October 8 to 31, 2024 · NWS EPZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Another month of well below normal precipitation worsened drought conditions by about one category in the month of October for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Where it happened

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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 EPZ wrote it up.

Another month of well below normal precipitation worsened drought conditions by about one category in the month of October for the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

The radar

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Event by event

1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties

When
October 8, 12:00 PM MST to October 31, 11:59 PM MST
Where
Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
31.612, -105.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The zone started out the month completely in Moderate(D1) drought, but by the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Tornillo received 0.17 inches of precipitation which was 0.60 inches below normal.

What these are

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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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1220212.