Texas, 2026Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2026
April 1 to 30, 2026 · NWS EWX · 21 events in 21 counties and zones
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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.
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2.
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 Mar 31, 11:23 PM CST, 37 minutes earlier. Its key messages:
- Above average temperatures today through Saturday, then below average Easter Sunday through Tuesday
- Medium rain chances tonight into Thursday
- Widespread rain chances late Friday through the weekend
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 11:23 PM CST, 37 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1223 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026
...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION, CLIMATE...
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Above average temperatures today through Saturday, then below
average Easter Sunday through Tuesday
- Medium rain chances tonight into Thursday
- Widespread rain chances late Friday through the weekend
&&
.SHORT TERM...
(Today through Thursday)
Issued at 1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Southerly lower level flow maintains well above average
temperatures as well as a moist airmass. A few streamer showers
are possible along the US 77 corridor later this morning into
early afternoon. A mid/upper level trough moves over the Plains
tonight into Thursday while the dryline stalls west of our area.
Forcing ahead of the dryline and daytime heating generates showers
and thunderstorms over the Edwards Plateau by early this evening.
Then, the activity tracks to the east across portions of the Hill
Country overnight to the I-35 corridor and points east on
Thursday. There remains a potential for strong to severe storms
due to favorable convective parameters of steep lapse rates and
moderate instability and shear. Large hail is the initial threat,
then a strong wind threat develops should they congeal into
clusters. The new 00Z CAMs are showing the strongest activity
across northern portions of the Hill Country to our Central Texas
counties. Forcing wanes Thursday afternoon into evening allowing
showers and thunderstorms to decrease and dissipate.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Thursday night through Tuesday)
Issued at 1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Above average temperatures continue through early Saturday on
southerly lower level flow. A stronger/deeper mid/upper level
trough moves out over the Plains late Friday into Saturday sending
a cold front across our area on Saturday. Showers and
thunderstorms develop late Friday afternoon into evening over our
western areas, then all areas Saturday into Saturday night. In
wake of the frontal passage, temperatures turn below average by
Sunday. Showers and thunderstorms linger Sunday as weak mid level
impulses overrun the cooler surface airmass, then end Monday as
mid/upper level ridging takes hold. There remains a potential for
strong to severe storms along with locally heavy rains especially
Friday night through early Sunday. Details will be ironed out over
the next few days. Below average temperatures continue Monday
into Tuesday, though a slow warming trend is anticipated. Thanks
NWS.
&&
.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Another overnight expected with returning low clouds with mainly
MVFR ceilings across the region. A few pockets of IFR ceilings are
possible, including near KSAT. Like the past few nights, the low
clouds will expand westward with time and should result in MVFR
ceilings reaching KDRT around or just after sunrise. VFR
conditions return by around 17Z as low clouds mix out and cloud
bases gradually rise into the afternoon. The persistent moderate
to breezy south to southeasterly flow through the past several
days will continue through the period. Wind speeds will again be
lowest overnight through early morning. Speeds pick up into the
afternoon with gusts through the evening at around 25 kt. The
dryline to the west will drive an opportunity for storm activity
across the Southern Edwards Plateau from this evening towards the
overnight. Added PROB30 at KDRT late in the period for this
potential. Activity could approach the I-35 terminals towards
early Thursday morning but we'll keep mention out of the TAF for
now until confidence on timing for those sites. Otherwise, the low
clouds return into Thursday morning with MVFR ceilings once more.
&&
.CLIMATE...
Issued at 1210 AM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026
Record High Temperatures
Apr 1 (Wed)
Austin Bergstrom: 92 (2011)
Austin Camp Mabry: 93 (2011)
San Antonio Intl: 93 (1939, 2011)
Del Rio Intl: 99 (2024)
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry 90 68 84 70 / 0 30 60 10
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 91 68 85 69 / 0 20 60 10
New Braunfels Muni Airport 89 67 85 68 / 0 20 50 10
Burnet Muni Airport 87 66 82 67 / 0 40 60 10
Del Rio Intl Airport 94 70 88 70 / 10 40 10 10
Georgetown Muni Airport 90 66 83 68 / 0 40 70 10
Hondo Muni Airport 91 66 86 66 / 0 20 30 20
San Marcos Muni Airport 90 67 85 68 / 0 20 50 10
La Grange - Fayette Regional 89 70 84 70 / 10 10 50 10
San Antonio Intl Airport 90 68 85 70 / 0 20 40 10
Stinson Muni Airport 91 69 87 70 / 0 10 30 10
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&
SHORT TERM...04
LONG TERM....04
AVIATION...62Drought, Atascosa
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Bastrop
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Bastrop forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Bexar
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Blanco
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Caldwell
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, De Witt
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Dimmit
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Fayette
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Fayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Frio
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Gonzales
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Guadalupe
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Hays
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Karnes
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Karnes forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Lavaca
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Lee
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Drought Monitor
- Coordinates
- 30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Maverick
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Medina
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Travis
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Williamson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Wilson
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
Drought, Zavala
- When
- April 1, 12:00 AM CST to April 30, 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)
Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month. More than half of the area had two to three times normal. This led to improvement in the ongoing drought. Dimmit County improved from Exceptional (D4) Drought to Extreme (D3) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Wilson, and Zavala Counties all improved from D3 to Severe (D2) Drought. Despite the rain Hays, Medina, and Travis Counties stayed in D3 and Blanco and Williamson stayed in D2. |The Edwards Aquifer level rose 12.6 feet but was still 26.2 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis rose 0.2 feet but was 16.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake remained the same as in March and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 0.2 feet and was 69.1 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.2 feet and was 87.4 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was below (10%-24%) to much below (<10%) normal on the Medina River; below normal on the Blanco River; and below normal to normal on the lower Guadalupe and San Marcos Rivers. All other rivers were normal. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2.
- 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.
- Rip Currents in Florida, April 1 to 5, 20262 deaths · 4 injured · 3 events
- Heat in Arizona, April 1 to 4, 20262 deaths · 2 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Wisconsin, April 1 to 2, 20261 death · 16 events
- Drought in Texas, April 1 to 30, 2026$390,000 · 20 events
- Wildfire in Florida, April 1 to 30, 2026$270,000 · 5 events
- Flood in New York, April 1 to 3, 2026$250,000 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, April 1, 2026$36,000 · 1.5 in hail · 37 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Ohio, April 1, 2026$33,000 · 1.5 in hail · 21 events
- Flooding in New York, April 1, 2026$75,000 · 2 events
- Drought in West Virginia, April 1 to 30, 202640 events
- Drought in Tennessee, April 1 to 30, 202638 events
- Drought in North Carolina, April 1 to 30, 202634 events
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: 1334390, 1334391, 1334392, 1334393, 1334395, 1334396, 1334397, 1334399, 1334400, 1334401, 1334402, 1334403, 1334404, 1334405, 1334406, 1334407, 1334408, 1334409, 1334410, 1334411, 1334412.