Texas, 2025

Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2025

January 1 to 31, 2025 · NWS EWX · 16 events in 16 counties and zones

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 16 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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.

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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 Dec 31, 10:34 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 10:34 PM CST, 1 hour 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1034 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

...New AVIATION...

.UPDATE...
Issued at 510 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

Elected to Lower overnight lows across the Hill Country, especially
across the protected valleys where conditions are most optimal for
radiational cooling as winds in this region are forecast to relax
to near calm levels. These locations may get low enough for a brief
light freeze. However, they have had several including one longer
duration freeze already this year. Along much of the I-35 corridor
and southward, the winds look to stay up a little bit and avoids the
most optimal radiational cooling effects.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Wednesday night)
Issued at 231 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

Key Messages...

-Chilly and dry New Years Eve and New Years Day, gradual warming
trend Wednesday evening

Dry conditions are expected throughout the forecast period with no
major weather systems to speak of. However, for tonight if you plan
on going out to ring in the New Year bring a jacket as temps around
midnight will be falling steadily with temps progged to be in the
upper 40s to near 50. Temperatures continue to tumble bottoming out
in the upper 30s in the Hill Country to lower 40s southward from a
Del Rio to San Antonio to I-10 line as we get closer to sunrise. Not
too concerned on temps going much lower due to the fact that winds
will remain elevated near the surface thus not allowing for ideal
radiational cooling to occur. New Year's Day high temps will be
close to 30 degrees colder then what we saw on Monday with highs
generally in the low 60s which is average for this time of year. The
notable difference for tomorrow night compared to tonight is the
temperatures. With low temps tomorrow night forecast to be in the
mid 40s to lower 50s which is about 10 degrees warmer then tonights
lows. Thus a gradual warming trend can be expected starting
Wednesday evening.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through Tuesday)
Issued at 231 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

Key Messages...

-Much colder conditions will arrive after January 5th, complete
 outdoor activities if possible before then.

A reinforcing front will arrive Thursday evening, returning
northerly winds and cooler conditions for Friday. Return, southerly
Gulf flow around the departing surface high will bring milder
conditions Saturday, and warm conditions Sunday, before a strong
front ushers a long-lasting cold period from Monday past the end of
the forecast period and well into mid January.

The southerly flow Thursday morning will return a low deck of clouds,
but fog and drizzle should be minimal, except for some better chances
over the coastal plains along U.S. 77. A shortwave trough will
accompany the strong cold front Sunday evening, but with such a short
time period for the return flow to establish moist and unstable
conditions in the boundary later, POPs should be limited, and thus
they have been left out for now. Again, the area with the best chance
(although still minimal), would be on the coastal plains near U.S.
77.

Monday and Tuesday will be much colder than seen this winter, with
highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s, and lows in the upper 20s to mid
30s both Tuesday and Wednesday mornings.

While it is beyond our forecast period, cold conditions are expected
to continue to at least mid-January, as the mid and upper level
pattern becomes meridional (i.e., flow from north to south). It is
well too far in advance to no the extent of the cold, or if below
freezing temperatures will coincide with precipitation to produce
freezing rain, sleet, or snow. The best course of action is to
complete outdoor activities by this coming weekend (January 4th-5th),
as the next few weeks after that will be cold.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1026 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

VFR flight conditions persist with winds around 5 kts entering the
morning. Winds then pick up slightly to near 10 to 12 kts from late
morning into early afternoon. Wind directions turn gradually more
easterly across the I-35 terminals (KAUS, KSAT, and KSSF) and east-
southeasterly at KDRT. Few to sct high clouds advances across the
region starting early Wednesday while Wednesday night into early
Thursday morning will see increasing clouds arriving from the south
with bases around 4000 to 5000 feet.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              41  61  46  65 /   0   0   0  10
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  37  61  45  65 /   0   0   0  10
New Braunfels Muni Airport     40  62  48  67 /   0   0   0  10
Burnet Muni Airport            38  58  42  66 /   0   0   0  10
Del Rio Intl Airport           41  66  48  71 /   0   0   0  10
Georgetown Muni Airport        36  59  42  66 /   0   0   0  10
Hondo Muni Airport             37  64  48  68 /   0   0   0  10
San Marcos Muni Airport        38  62  47  66 /   0   0   0  10
La Grange - Fayette Regional   39  62  47  63 /   0   0   0  20
San Antonio Intl Airport       42  62  50  67 /   0   0   0  10
Stinson Muni Airport           43  64  51  67 /   0   0   0  10

&&

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

Update...Brady
Short-Term...CJM
Long-Term...Zeitler
Aviation...Brady
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 6:37 PM CST, 5 hours 23 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
637 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-020045-
Llano-Burnet-Williamson-Val Verde-Edwards-Real-Kerr-Bandera-
Gillespie-Kendall-Blanco-Hays-Travis-Bastrop-Lee-Kinney-Uvalde-
Medina-Bexar-Comal-Guadalupe-Caldwell-Fayette-Maverick-Zavala-
Frio-Atascosa-Wilson-Karnes-Gonzales-De Witt-Lavaca-Dimmit-
637 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for South-Central Texas..

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

16 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atascosa

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 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)

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to D3. Llano went from Abnormally Dry (D0) to D2 and Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, and Val Verde went from D1 to D2. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis remained in D3. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Real, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala remained in D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe, Frio, Colorado, Pedernales, and Medina Rivers. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 0.5 feet but was still 37.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.7 feet and was 92.8 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 43.6 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 29.1 feet below normal. Lake Amistad was unchanged from December and was 65.8 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 0.9 feet and was 17.5 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Wilson, and Zavala had 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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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

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: 1230381, 1230382, 1230383, 1230384, 1230385, 1230386, 1230387, 1230388, 1230389, 1230390, 1230391, 1230392, 1230393, 1230394, 1230395, 1230396.