Texas, 2025

Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2025

February 1 to 28, 2025 · NWS EWX · 26 events in 26 counties and zones

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
26

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 EWX wrote it up.

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

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 Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 31, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 10:50 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1050 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 227 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

Key Messages:

- Elevated to near critical fire weather conditions are possible for
the rest of this afternoon and Saturday afternoon over the southern
Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, and Rio Grande Plains
- Clear skies and light winds will lead to cool overnight lows
- Saturday's high temperatures in the 70s over most areas and lower
80s across the southern part of the Rio Grande

There is plenty of sunshine across South Central Texas with visible
and IR satellite presentations showing elevated moisture pushing to
the northeast from the Deep South into the upper Texas coast.

Clear skies and light winds are anticipated for this evening and the
overnight period. Radiational cooling will assist overnight
temperatures to drop to the mid 30s across some spots across the
Hill Country with the rest of the local area staying within the
upper 30s and mid 40s.

Surface ridging dominates the local area on Saturday with light and
variable winds during the morning period, however, the wind flow
begins to shift to the south in the afternoon as the surface ridge
moves to the east southeast. Saturday's highs are forecasted to
reach the lower 70s across the Hill Country, mid 70s across the I-35
corridor and coastal plains and lower 80s over the southern part of
the Rio Grande.

Expect another clear night for Saturday evening with southerly flow
throughout the period that will result in overnight lows in the
lower to upper 40s.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 227 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

Key Messages...

- Humidity increases early next week, dense fog potential early
Monday morning for the Coastal Plains and I-35 corridor
- Well above normal temperatures Sunday through at least Thursday

Zonal flow aloft will prevail for much of next week with southerly
low level flow. Low level moisture will increase over the region
early next week, with dew points Sunday and Sunday night modifying
back into the 50s along and east of the I-35 corridor and into the
60s Monday and Monday night. This will lead to a fog potential
Monday morning, potentially dense across the Coastal Plains and into
the I-35 corridor, and overnight and morning stratus Tuesday through
Thursday. Temperatures will be well above normal, with highs peaking
Monday and Tuesday. At the tail end of the 7 day forecast a shallow
cold front is indicated by several global ensembles to move into the
region late Thursday or Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1041 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

VFR conditions are expected at area TAF sites through the forecast
period. Light winds continue overnight with a gradual transition to
south to southeasterly winds during the 17-18Z time frame on
Saturday. Clear skies are in store through tomorrow.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 227 PM CST Fri Jan 31 2025

Northwest winds are averaging from 10 to 18 mph with RH values
falling into the teens to low 20s across the southern Edwards
Plateau, western Hill Country and the Rio Grande as of 2 PM CST.
Wind speeds are forecast to decrease for the rest of this afternoon
with fire weather concerns staying in the elevated to near critical
values.

Similar RH values are expected Saturday afternoon for portions of
the southern Edwards Plateau, western Hill Country and the Rio
Grande, as return flow southerly winds pick up to 10 to 15 mph late
in the day. Therefore, elevated to near critical fire weather
concerns are anticipated for those areas.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              45  74  50  79 /   0   0   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  38  74  44  77 /   0   0   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     39  75  46  79 /   0   0   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            40  74  47  80 /   0   0   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           38  79  46  82 /   0   0   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        37  74  47  77 /   0   0   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             36  76  43  79 /   0   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        38  74  44  77 /   0   0   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   39  73  43  77 /   0   0   0   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       41  74  48  78 /   0   0   0   0
Stinson Muni Airport           38  76  47  80 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

Short-Term...Platt
Long-Term...27
Aviation...Platt

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26 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atascosa

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atascosa forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.894, -98.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Bandera

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bandera forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.747, -99.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Bexar

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bexar forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Blanco

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Blanco forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.266, -98.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Burnet

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Burnet forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.788, -98.182 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Caldwell

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Comal

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comal forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Dimmit

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dimmit forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Edwards

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.983, -100.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Frio

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Frio forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Gillespie

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gillespie forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.318, -98.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Guadalupe

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Hays

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hays forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Kendall

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kendall forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Kerr

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kerr forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.062, -99.350 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Kinney

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kinney forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Llano

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Llano forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.706, -98.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Maverick

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Maverick forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Medina

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Real

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Real forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.832, -99.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Travis

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Travis forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Uvalde

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Uvalde forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.357, -99.762 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Val Verde

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Val Verde forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.893, -101.152 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Williamson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.648, -97.601 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Wilson

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

Drought, Zavala

When
February 1, 12:00 AM CST to February 28, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Zavala forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala counties went from Severe (D2) Drought to D3. De Witt, Gonzales, and Lavaca counties went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties remained unchanged. Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Comal, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Uvalde, and Travis stayed in D3. Burnet, Caldwell, Dimmit, Edwards, Guadalupe, Kinney, Llano, Val Verde, Williamson, and Wilson remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Medina, and upper Nueces Rivers. The lower San Antonio River was normal to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado and San Gabriel Rivers were below normal. The Pedernales River was in the Low category. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 1.0 foot and was 37.7 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 93.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.4 feet and was 44.0 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 29.6 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.1 feet and was 65.9 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.8 feet and was 18.3 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Kerr, Comal, Maverick, and Lavaca did not have outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde had stage 5, Fredericksburg had stage 4, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville had stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, Del Rio, and Austin had stage 2.

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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Every storm in Texas in 2025Every state in 2025This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, February 2025

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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: 1234240, 1234241, 1234242, 1234243, 1234244, 1234245, 1234246, 1234247, 1234248, 1234249, 1234250, 1234251, 1234252, 1234253, 1234254, 1234255, 1234256, 1234257, 1234258, 1234259, 1234260, 1234261, 1234262, 1234263, 1234264, 1234265.