Drought, La Salle
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 AM CST
- Where
- La Salle forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Continued D2 drought over eastern La Salle.
Drought in Texas, August 1 to 31, 2025
Hot, dry, and often windy conditions dominated, with highs frequently exceeding 100 degF and only spotty light rainfall offering brief relief. The extreme heat rapidly depleted soil moisture despite steady river and creek levels, leaving topsoil and subsoil very dry.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 3
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 CRP wrote it up.
Hot, dry, and often windy conditions dominated, with highs frequently exceeding 100 degF and only spotty light rainfall offering brief relief. The extreme heat rapidly depleted soil moisture despite steady river and creek levels, leaving topsoil and subsoil very dry. Harvests of corn, sorghum, sunflowers, sesame, and cotton progressed, with some cotton fields showing heat stress but holding under irrigation. Vegetable harvests, including okra and squash, continued at a slower pace, while strawberries were being prepped for planting and fall vegetables were underway. Peanuts advanced under irrigation, and pecans appeared healthy though long-term yields may be low. Citrus orchards and hay meadows required heavy irrigation, and while hay production continued, pastures and rangeland quickly deteriorated, forcing producers to supplement livestock feed and water. Livestock and wildlife were generally in good condition but increasingly reliant on support, while high feed costs and worsening pasture conditions led some ranchers to thin herds.
What forecasters said that day
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 Jul 31, 11:02 PM CST, 58 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Updated at 1133 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025
- Daily moderate to major risk of heat-related impacts.
- Low rain chances return Saturday, continue into early next week mainly over the Victoria Crossroads.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 11:02 PM CST, 58 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1202 AM CDT Fri Aug 1 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1133 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 - Daily moderate to major risk of heat-related impacts. - Low rain chances return Saturday, continue into early next week mainly over the Victoria Crossroads. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1133 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 An inverted trough currently situated along the Texas coast continues to retrograde westward through tomorrow with low chances for showers/thunderstorms as we head into the weekend. Meanwhile a mid-level high and associated ridge continue to shift west allowing for increasing moisture across the region. PWAT values (at CRP) are expected to climb to around 2.0" by Saturday night. The proximity of a shortwave will promote low chances (20-35%) for precipitation Saturday across the Victoria Crossroads and northern counties with slightly lower chances lingering into next week. The remainder of the region has very low chances, generally less than 15%. Surface high temperatures through next week will range from around 90 degrees along the coast to around 105 out west. Overnight lows continue in the mid 70s to the low 80s. The increased moisture will keep a moderate to major heat risk for much of the period with heat indices generally in the 105-110 range, although some isolated areas in the Coastal Plains/Brush Country could see heat indices in excess of 110, especially Monday. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1133 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF cycle, though low ceilings and patchy fog could develop between 09Z-15Z across the Coastal Plains and Victoria Crossroads. Have included a TEMPO for MVFR ceilings and IFR visibility for ALI and VCT. && .MARINE... Issued at 1133 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 A southwesterly to southeasterly light to gentle (BF 2-3) flow is expected to continue today into next week with more moderate (BF 4) conditions over the northern waters. There is a low 10-15% chance of showers and thunderstorms through this weekend mainly over the offshore waters. Chances then increase to around 15-35% early next week. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 76 97 76 97 / 0 10 0 10 Victoria 76 99 75 99 / 0 10 10 40 Laredo 78 105 79 105 / 0 10 10 10 Alice 73 101 74 102 / 0 10 0 10 Rockport 80 93 80 93 / 0 10 10 10 Cotulla 79 104 78 104 / 0 10 10 20 Kingsville 74 98 75 99 / 0 10 0 10 Navy Corpus 80 91 80 91 / 0 0 10 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && DISCUSSION...BF/80 AVIATION...LS/77
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
Drought, McMullen
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 AM CST
- Where
- McMullen forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.353, -98.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Continued D3 and D2 drought.
Drought, Live Oak
- When
- August 1, 12:00 AM CST to August 31, 11:59 AM CST
- Where
- Live Oak forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Continued D2 drought.
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: 1281125, 1281126, 1281127.