Texas, 2025

Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2025

March 1 to 31, 2025 · NWS EWX · 29 events in 29 counties and zones

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
29

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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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 Feb 28, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 10:00 PM CST, 2 hours before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1000 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

...New AVIATION...

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Saturday night)
Issued at 210 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Key Messages:

- Great viewing conditions for Planetary Alignment Parade

Surface ridging from the latest front is all but complete over South-
central TX, with south winds in the return flow picking up over our
western counties under excellent mixing. Light but decoupled south
winds are expected tonight, so most wind directions will be erratic.
Tonight's lows will be a bit warmer, but with only a gradual dew
point increase the min temperatures to near our seasonal normals.
The dew points over the lower Coastal Prairies could support some
patchy fog, but the light surface winds should limit how far inland
the fog can get. We should have ideal viewing conditions for the
planet alignment this evening, with clear skies and light winds,
particularly before midnight. Don't miss this rare event.

The return flow pattern is halted by midday Saturday as a weak
overnight clipper short wave sends the mixing layer winds back to
northerly and leaves the surface wind pattern chaotic and light.
This means mostly sunny skies, low dew points and light winds will
further the warming trend to send the highs into the 80s almost area-
wide, with Dimmit County getting near 90. The warmer highs will
translate to warmer lows and this trend with good mixing may again
make it difficult for the dew points to catch up to the cooling
temps to produce fog any deeper inland than just our far SE
counties.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Sunday through Friday)
Issued at 210 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Key Messages:

- Early Spring warmth

- Low chance (20-30%) of showers and thunderstorms for Monday night
  into Tuesday morning through the southern Edwards Plateau, Hill
  Country, northern I-35 corridor, and the coastal plains

- Critical fire weather and windy conditions Tuesday afternoon for
  the Rio Grande, southern Edwards Plateau, and Hill Country

A storm system advancing into and across the Central Plains during
Sunday helps increase the south-southeasterly flow across the region
and draws in some greater low-level moisture into the area. This
yields to an increase in cloud cover, especially from Sunday night
into Monday. Beneath the capping inversion, a light drizzle or mist
could develop from the overnight into Monday morning. Temperatures
trend warm with daytime highs in the mid 70s to low 80s for most
while mid 80s to near 90 degrees develop along the Rio Grande. It
will be humid Sunday night night with overnight lows in the mid 50s
across the Hill Country to the low to mid 60s elsewhere.

A stronger storm system then develops from late Monday into Tuesday
on the lee side of the Rockies with the support of an upper level
low advancing through the Four Corners region. While the greatest
forcing and threat for any severe weather stays forecast to the
north-northeast of our region, the medium range guidance continues
to show the support for a low (20-30%) chance for showers and
thunderstorms across the Southern Edwards Plateau into the Hill
Country during Monday night. Activity continues eastward across the
northern I-35 corridor and into the coastal plains on Tuesday
morning. There may be a very brief window for a strong to severe
thunderstorm or two across far east/northeast areas, closer to the
U.S. 77 corridor, before convection exits east.

Our attention then shifts to our greatest concern within the long
term, which will be the threat for critical fire weather and windy
conditions following the passage of a Pacific front into Tuesday
afternoon. Post-frontal wind gusts of 40+ mph could develop across
portions of the Hill Country, Southern Edwards Plateau, and even
into the Rio Grande Plains. A Wind Advisory may be needed Tuesday
afternoon for at least a portion of the region. For specifics with
regards to the critical fire weather threat, please refer to the
fire weather discussion found below.

A weak polar front will follow shortly on the heels of the Pacific
cold front sometime Tuesday night into early Wednesday. This allows
for temperatures to fall to more seasonable levels from Tuesday
night through Thursday. Area temperatures then gradually start to
modify from Thursday night into Friday.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1000 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

VFR flying conditions prevail tonight through Saturday night with
FEW070 and FEW-SCT250. Light and shifty winds of less than 5 KTs
become southeasterly at 5 to 9 KTs on Saturday.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
Issued at 210 PM CST Fri Feb 28 2025

Strong northwest winds are forecast to develop through the Rio
Grande, southern Edwards Plateau, and Hill Country Tuesday afternoon
behind a Pacific cold front. That front will also bring much drier
air to this region. There is currently a 50-90% chance of this
region seeing sustained winds of 20 mph coinciding with RH values of
less than 20% Tuesday afternoon. There is a 20-50% chance of seeing
wind gusts greater than 40 mph and RH values less than 10% across
the Rio Grande, southern Edwards Plateau, and Hill Country. Current
fuels remain cured and according to the Texas A&M Forest Service
dormant fire season herbaceous fuel loading is above normal through
much of the Hill Country. Red Flag conditions appear likely Tuesday
afternoon across the Rio Grande, southern Edwards Plateau and Hill
Country. The dry conditions persist into Wednesday, although wind
speeds won't be as strong.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              52  82  55  78 /   0   0   0  10
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  50  81  52  78 /   0   0   0  10
New Braunfels Muni Airport     52  84  55  80 /   0   0   0  10
Burnet Muni Airport            50  81  54  77 /   0   0   0  10
Del Rio Intl Airport           54  85  62  86 /   0   0   0  10
Georgetown Muni Airport        50  81  52  78 /   0   0   0  10
Hondo Muni Airport             50  83  55  81 /   0   0   0  10
San Marcos Muni Airport        51  82  52  79 /   0   0   0  10
La Grange - Fayette Regional   50  81  52  78 /   0   0   0  10
San Antonio Intl Airport       53  82  56  80 /   0   0   0  10
Stinson Muni Airport           53  84  56  82 /   0   0   0  10

&&

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

Short-Term...18
Long-Term...Brady
Aviation...04

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29 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atascosa

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Blanco

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Burnet

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, De Witt

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
De Witt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Dimmit

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Edwards

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Gillespie

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Gonzales

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gonzales forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.457, -97.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Kinney

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Lavaca

When
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lavaca forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Llano

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Maverick

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Uvalde

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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, Val Verde

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

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
March 1, 12:00 AM CST to March 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 another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Real counties went from Extreme (D3) Drought to D4. Burnet, Dimmit, Edwards, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Kinney, Lavaca, Llano, Val Verde, and Williamson went from D2 to D3. Bastrop, Fayette, and Karnes went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. The rest of our counties were unchanged: Medina D4; Comal, Hays, Maverick, Travis, Uvalde, and Zavala D3; Caldwell and De Witt D2. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Frio, Medina, upper Nueces, lower Guadalupe, Pedernales, and lower Colorado Rivers. The upper San Antonio, upper Guadalupe, upper Colorado, and the Pedernales Rivers were below (10%-24%) normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.5 feet and was 36.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 93.9 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 44.7 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 30.4 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.3 feet and was 66.2 feet below normal. Lake Buchanan dropped 1.3 feet and was 19.6 below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Burnet, Caldwell, De Witt, Dimmit, Edwards, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Llano, Medina, Real, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, Val Verde, 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
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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: 1234391, 1234392, 1234393, 1234394, 1234395, 1234396, 1234397, 1234398, 1234399, 1234400, 1234401, 1234402, 1234403, 1234404, 1234405, 1234406, 1234407, 1234408, 1234409, 1234410, 1234411, 1234412, 1234413, 1234414, 1234415, 1234416, 1234417, 1234418, 1234419.