Periods of rainfall across the Coastal Bend and South Texas provided temporary relief for crops and pastures but ultimately did little to halt the ongoing decline in soil moisture and persistence of drought conditions in some areas. Scattered showers delayed fieldwork and harvest activities particularly for grain sorghum, corn, and rice but improved short-term range and pasture conditions,…
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Periods of rainfall across the Coastal Bend and South Texas provided temporary relief for crops and pastures but ultimately did little to halt the ongoing decline in soil moisture and persistence of drought conditions in some areas. Scattered showers delayed fieldwork and harvest activities particularly for grain sorghum, corn, and rice but improved short-term range and pasture conditions, supporting livestock health and reducing the need for supplementation. Cotton and sesame responded well to the moisture, though some areas required supplemental irrigation due to continued dryness. Soil moisture levels were generally adequate immediately following rainfall but quickly began to decline under triple-digit temperatures and high winds. While most crops progressed well and pastures remained in fair to good shape, areas lacking recent rainfall began to suffer, and producers grew concerned about moisture availability heading into August.
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 Jun 30, 11:37 PM CST, 23 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1237 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 ...New DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1224 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 - Medium to high (40-80%) chances for rain today across the Coastal Plains and Brush Country - Rain chances decrease to under a 10% Wednesday through the weekend - High heat returns this weekend && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1224 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 One more wet is expected today as the remnants of Barry move northward across Mexico promoting medium to high (40-80%) chances for rain, mainly across the Brush Country and Coastal Plains. Deep tropical moisture could lead to high rainfall rates in the heavier showers and thunderstorms. While flash flooding is not expected, ponding on roads is likely during these heavier storms. Rain chances will gradually decrease Tuesday night and Wednesday before dropping under 10% Wednesday night through the weekend. Independence Day continues to look dry, with the only possible hazard being the heat as heat index values will peak between 100-107 degrees. Please use caution if outdoors and remember to remain hydrated and take frequent breaks. More heat safety information can be found at weather.gov/heat && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 1224 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through much of the TAF period with CIGs generally above 3kft. However, increasing showers and thunderstorms across S TX will lead to brief periods of IFR/MVFR conditions at times throughout the TAF period. Scattered showers currently across Deep S TX, are moving northwestward toward LRD and are expected to reach LRD around 06Z. The showers will continue to move northwestward through the overnight hours, with ALI, CRP and COT likely to be impacted by these showers. The least likely TAF site to get rain will be VCT, but they too will see a few showers later this morning. Additional showers and thunderstorms can be expected through Tuesday afternoon with the highest chances being across the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country. SHRAs are in the prevailing group for all, but VCT. The mention of TSRA's are in PROB30 and TEMPOs where timing looks best for the stronger storms. Rain chances are expected to decrease Tuesday evening, especially across the east, but will remain at 20-30% for LRD and COT. && .MARINE... Issued at 1224 AM CDT Tue Jul 1 2025 Gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) flow is expected to continue this week. Medium (35-60%) rain chances are expected today gradually decreasing Tuesday night before dropping to under 10% by Wednesday night. Gusty winds will be possible in and around any thunderstorm. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Corpus Christi 89 76 90 77 / 50 20 20 10 Victoria 92 73 92 74 / 20 10 20 10 Laredo 88 74 91 76 / 60 30 20 10 Alice 89 73 91 74 / 60 20 30 10 Rockport 89 80 90 81 / 40 10 20 10 Cotulla 90 75 92 76 / 60 30 40 20 Kingsville 88 74 90 76 / 60 20 20 10 Navy Corpus 88 80 88 81 / 50 20 20 10 && .CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && DISCUSSION...JCP/84 AVIATION...TE/81
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 conditions improved leading to widespread D1 and D0 conditions.
D2 conditions improved leading to widespread D1 and D0 conditions.
D2 conditions improved leading to widespread D1 and D0 conditions.
D2 conditions improved leading to only a small sliver of D2 drought over eastern La Salle.
Continued D3 and D2.
Continued D2.
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