Texas, 2026

Drought in Texas, June 1 to 30, 2026

June 1 to 30, 2026 · NWS CRP · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

June saw repeated episodes of heavy rainfall interrupted by periods of dangerous heat. Weekly rainfall commonly ranged from 2 to over 8 inches, with localized flooding, saturated soils, and standing water occurring throughout the month.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

  • Tornadoes
  • Tropical storms and surge
  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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.

June saw repeated episodes of heavy rainfall interrupted by periods of dangerous heat. Weekly rainfall commonly ranged from 2 to over 8 inches, with localized flooding, saturated soils, and standing water occurring throughout the month. A tropical system during the third week of June produced another round of widespread heavy rain that further improved soil moisture, replenished stock tanks, and significantly improved pasture and rangeland conditions. These wet conditions repeatedly delayed hay harvest and other field operations. Despite the abundant rainfall, temperatures frequently reached or exceeded 100 F, with heat index values climbing to 105-110 F in some areas. By the final week of June, the first extended dry period in a while allowed fields to begin drying and agricultural activities to resume while drought conditions remained substantially improved due to the month's persistent rainfall.

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 Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 5:36 PM CST, 6 hours 24 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Updated at 633 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026
  • Minor to Moderate heat stress conditions across the region through the week.
  • Low to medium (20-50%) rain chances return Tuesday and continue each afternoon through the end of the week.
Area forecast discussion, May 31, 5:36 PM CST, 6 hours 24 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
636 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 633 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

- Minor to Moderate heat stress conditions across the region
  through the week.

- Low to medium (20-50%) rain chances return Tuesday and continue
  each afternoon through the end of the week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 131 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

Mid-level ridging will be in place through Monday, weakening as we
head through the upcoming week. We'll start to see an increase in
deep moisture over the next couple of days. This should allow for a
few sea breeze showers and storms by Tuesday afternoon. As a mid-
level low developed of the southern California coast and ridging
shifts a bit east, we'll open up a stream of Pacific moisture
that should increase rain chances at least a bit Wednesday through
Friday with medium (40-50%) chances these days. While most of the
activity this week will likely be an enhanced sea breeze variety,
by late week the shifting ridge and approaching mid-level low
could support some eastward movement of convection that develops
over the high terrain of Mexico. Friday into Saturday will be the
best potential for this as the aforementioned mid-level low kicks
out across the region.

High temperatures remain mainly near normal levels throughout the
upcoming week. Elevated surface humidity levels combined with this
will mean heat index values in the upper 90s to just above 100
daily. Heat risk levels will be low to moderate most days.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 633 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail for the evening. Conditions
will transition to MVFR to potentially some IFR conditions (COT)
for CIGs and some patchy fog. Fog isn't expected to be dense and
should burn off by midmorning. VFR conditions will also return
around this time and persist through the remainder of the period.
Winds will be primarily out of the east-southeast.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 131 PM CDT Sun May 31 2026

Mainly light to moderate (BF 2-4) onshore flow is expected through
the upcoming week. There will be low chances for showers and
storms from Wednesday through the end of the week and into the
weekend.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi    77  90  77  88 /   0  10  10  20
Victoria          73  91  73  91 /   0  10  10  50
Laredo            75  95  75  93 /   0   0   0  10
Alice             74  91  75  90 /   0  10   0  40
Rockport          79  90  79  90 /   0   0  10  10
Cotulla           75  95  75  94 /   0   0   0  20
Kingsville        75  90  75  88 /   0  10  10  40
Navy Corpus       80  88  79  87 /   0  10  20  20

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
GM...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...PH/83
AVIATION...NP/92

The radar

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

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Event by event

8 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, La Salle

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
La Salle forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.345, -99.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to isolated D2.

Drought, McMullen

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
McMullen forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.353, -98.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to isolated D2.

Drought, Live Oak

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 9, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Live Oak forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.351, -98.125 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to D1 by 6/9, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

Drought, Webb

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 9, 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)

Improvement to D1 by 6/9, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

Drought, Duval

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 9, 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)

Improvement to D1 by 6/9, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

Drought, Bee

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 2, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bee forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.417, -97.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to D1 by 6/2, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

Drought, Goliad

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 2, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Goliad forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.657, -97.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to D1 by 6/2, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

Drought, Victoria

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to June 2, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Victoria forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.796, -96.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Improvement to D1 by 6/2, ending inclusion in Storm Data.

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1335687, 1335688, 1335689, 1335690, 1335691, 1335692, 1335693, 1335694.