Texas, 2026

Drought 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.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.

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...62

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21 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, 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.

What these are

Drought
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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 2026-09-24. 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.