A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to continued severe drought over portions of South Texas through the month of January. This mainly impacted western San Patricio, southeastern and northern Live Oak, Bee, western Goliad, southwestern Refugio, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties.
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The episode as NWS CRP wrote it up.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to continued severe drought over portions of South Texas through the month of January. This mainly impacted western San Patricio, southeastern and northern Live Oak, Bee, western Goliad, southwestern Refugio, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 10:37 PM CST, 1 hour 23 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1037 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Tonight through Wednesday night) Issued at 254 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024 Key Messages: - Elevated fire weather conditions this afternoon/evening. - Low to medium rain chances inland Wednesday afternoon/night. Elevated fire weather conditions have developed this afternoon in the wake of a passing cold front. Winds have increased to around 15-20 knots, while Relative Humidity values have dropped to 15-30% across portions of South Texas, including the Coastal Plains and Victoria Crossroads. Therefore, the Fire Danger Statement has been expanded to include all areas in the CWA to the exception of the barrier islands. Winds will decrease through the afternoon, but low RH values will continue into the evening hours. The RFD will remain in effect through 8 PM tonight. Surface high pressure will continue to settle over the region tonight with a generally moderate northeasterly flow and cooler conditions expected. No fog is anticipated for tonight. However, moisture will begin to return to the area by Wednesday morning as the 850 mb flow veers to the south while a coastal trough develops near Brownsville. Moisture will further increase Wednesday into Wednesday night as the coastal trough transitions over the area and overrunning occurs. This will result in low to medium (20-40%) rain chances over the southern half of the CWA by Wednesday night, while chances will be around 30-60% over the Gulf waters where the higher moisture will reside. Rainfall accumulations though will remain minimal, and generally less than a tenth of an inch inland. Lows tonight will range from the lower 40s across the northern counties to the upper 50s along the coast. Highs on Wednesday will struggle to get out of the 60s, but lows Wednesday night will be warmer and generally in the 50s. && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through next Monday) Issued at 254 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024 Key Message: - Cold front Friday, then an even stronger cold front Sunday night into Monday. A weak surface low just offshore the Texas Coast Thursday will help focus the best chance for precipitation over the offshore waters. High temperatures will be near normal Thursday (generally around 70 degrees) before another cold front is expected to move through South Texas Friday. A dry air mass with this front will mean no chances for precipitation with temperatures dropping just a couple degrees for Friday afternoon. A return of onshore flow over the weekend will help temperatures warm back up into the mid 70s Saturday and the low to mid 80s Sunday. A deep closed mid-level low will swing across the Southern Great Plains to the Ohio Valley early next week. A reflecting surface low over North Texas to Oklahoma will likely push another strong cold front across South Texas sometime Sunday night into Monday. Models are in good agreement with the front but timing still varies. Regardless, this strong cold front will likely lead to below normal temperatures, with Monday night and Tuesday night lows projected in the low to mid 30s over the northern Coastal Plains. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1029 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024 VFR conditions persist late this evening and should continue through much of the night. Toward morning we'll be watching low clouds push northward into the region and expect MVFR CIGS to develop for CRP and ALI. Have CIGS into Laredo by mid-day, then into COT late in the evening. VCT will likely be after the end of this TAF period before CIGS set in. Winds will be weak to moderate throughout the period. && .MARINE... Issued at 254 PM CST Tue Dec 31 2024 A moderate northeast flow tonight will become moderate to strong on Wednesday with Small Craft Advisory conditions possible, mainly across the Gulf waters. Moisture will move up from the south to produce a low to medium chance (20-35%) for showers Wednesday afternoon. A developing surface low across the southwestern Gulf will then bring rain chances up to around 30 to 60 percent on Wednesday night. Weak to moderate flow is expected Thursday in response to the approaching low. Moderate northeasterly winds will follow Thursday night and persist through Friday night. Moderate to strong south to southeasterly flow returns this weekend, bringing periods of Small Craft Advisory conditions. Another cold front is expected early next week, bringing moderate to strong north to northeasterly flow in its wake. There is a low to medium chance, 20 to 50 percent, of showers and thunderstorms Thursday through Thursday night, primarily over the offshore waters. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 52 63 55 73 / 0 0 20 10 Victoria 43 65 50 69 / 0 0 10 10 Laredo 49 64 55 71 / 0 10 20 0 Alice 47 63 52 72 / 0 10 30 10 Rockport 52 65 57 71 / 0 0 20 10 Cotulla 45 66 53 70 / 0 0 10 0 Kingsville 52 62 55 73 / 0 10 40 10 Navy Corpus 58 65 60 70 / 0 10 30 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...ANM/88 LONG TERM....CLM/93 AVIATION...PH/83
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of northern La Salle County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of northern McMullen County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of northern and southeastern Live Oak County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over much of Bee County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of western San Patricio County.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of southwestern Refugio County. Precipitation improved conditions to moderate drought and abnormally dry across most of the area by the middle of the month.
A long stretch of little to no rainfall led to severe drought over portions of western Goliad County. Precipitation improved conditions to moderate drought and abnormally dry across most of the area by the middle of the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1235722, 1235723, 1235724, 1235725, 1235726, 1235727, 1235728.