Texas, 2025

Drought in Texas, October 28 to 31, 2025

October 28 to 31, 2025 · NWS CRP · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Prolonged drought continues across the region. Corpus Christi and Laredo both had Top-10 driest Octobers on record, 5th and 7th respectively.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
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  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 CRP wrote it up.

Prolonged drought continues across the region. Corpus Christi and Laredo both had Top-10 driest Octobers on record, 5th and 7th respectively. Victoria had a Top-25 driest October.

The radar

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

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Event by event

5 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Jim Wells

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Jim Wells forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
27.731, -98.090 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Introduction of D2.

Drought, Inland Nueces County

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Inland Nueces County forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
27.735, -97.516 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Introduction of D2 in W Nueces.

Drought, Inland Kleberg County

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Inland Kleberg County forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
27.427, -97.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Introduction of D2 in W Kleberg.

Drought, Webb

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Webb forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
27.761, -99.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Introduction of D2 in N Webb.

Drought, Duval

When
October 28, 12:00 AM CST to October 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Duval forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
27.681, -98.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Introduction of D2 in NE Duval.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1297528, 1297529, 1297530, 1297531, 1297532.