Texas, 2026

Drought in Texas, March 1 to 31, 2026

March 1 to 31, 2026 · NWS EWX · 24 events in 24 counties and zones

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
24

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.

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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, 5:44 PM CST, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Well above average temperatures continue through the next seven days.
  • Patchy to areas of fog possible across portions of the region during the next few mornings.
  • Low to medium chances (up to 60%) for rain and storms mid to late next week.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 5:44 PM CST, 6 hours 16 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
544 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026

...New AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Well above average temperatures continue through the next seven
  days.

- Patchy to areas of fog possible across portions of the region
  during the next few mornings.

- Low to medium chances (up to 60%) for rain and storms mid to
  late next week.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Sunday night)
Issued at 1154 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026

A pattern of northwest flow aloft and southerly flow at low-levels
continues this weekend, maintaining the pattern of unseasonably warm
days and mild nights as we enter March. Dew points tonight are
expected to rise as more Gulf moisture fluxes into the area, so lows
are forecast to be more mild. Another round of morning fog is
possible for mainly the Coastal Plains, I-35 corridor, and Hill
Country with mist possible along the Balcones Escarpment, though
modeled humidity profiles and slightly faster winds suggest slightly
less favorability for fog compared to this morning.

The added moisture should help take a few degrees off the highs for
Sunday, but it'll still be a mostly sunny and warm day with highs in
the 80s. A stronger low-level jet and a tighter pressure gradient
courtesy of thermal low development over North Texas on Sunday will
generate a steady southerly breeze with a few gusts up to the 25-30
mph range possible during the late afternoon. Rinse and repeat
weather continues Sunday night with mild conditions and cloudiness
continuing.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Monday through next Saturday)
Issued at 1154 AM CST Sat Feb 28 2026

The dry weather experienced across South-Central Texas over the past
week was in large part due to a stationary ridge that has remained
near Baja California since last Monday. There is good model
agreement that the ridge will start to move east across Mexico and
into the Gulf early next week, allowing winds aloft to gain a more
westerly to southwesterly aspect more favorable to deeper moisture
advection into our area. The low-level thermal ridge keeping our
area warm likely won't budge much during the week, so confidence
is high that unseasonably warm conditions will persist through the
week. Breezy southerly winds should also continue each day, along
with nocturnal gustiness on ridgetops.

During the first half of the week, a trough will track across the
Intermountain West and move into the Central Plains by about
midweek. This is depicted across all model guidance, though the
GFS/GEFS tend to project a faster and less impactful trough for
our area than the majority of the models. The enhanced
southwesterly flow aloft ahead of this disturbance should force an
upward trend in temperatures Monday/Tuesday, but eventually a
weak front associated with it may sag close to our area around
Wednesday/Thursday. Modest forcing, shear, and weak to moderate
instability should allow for some showers and possibly isolated
thunderstorms around midweek. However, specifics on convective
mode and shower coverage are still unclear given uncertainties
with the front and trough positioning.

Towards the end of the week, troughing over the western US is
expected to deepen in response to ridge amplification over the
northeastern Pacific. Broad mid- to upper-level height falls across
the Southern Plains supports another favorable window of opportunity
for rain opening next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 531 PM CST Sat Feb 28 2026

VFR CIGs are now observed at all TAF sites at this time, expect
this trend to continue until overnight when a large cloud deck
should overspread the area from the coastal plains making its way
northwest. As this happens expect CIGs to drop pretty quickly with
MVFR and possibly even IFR CIGs possible into the early morning
hours. Additionally, there could be fog with reduced visibilities
at all TAF sites. Have added TEMPOs at all sites to account for
this. Winds should remain light and southerly in the 5 to 10kt
range overnight. Later in the TAF period winds should increase
once the cloud deck erodes by early afternoon. As VFR CIGs return
and mixing commences we could see gusts as high as 25 knots at all
sites. For KDRT expect southerly winds to remain elevated in the
10 to 15kt range all night and increase by tomorrow afternoon with
gusts up to 25 knots.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              60  82  61  82 /   0   0   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  58  83  60  84 /   0   0   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     58  82  60  82 /   0   0   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            58  80  60  80 /   0   0   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           63  83  62  86 /   0  10   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        58  83  60  83 /   0   0   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             59  85  58  86 /   0   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        58  83  60  84 /   0   0   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   59  83  59  82 /   0   0   0   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       61  83  62  84 /   0   0  10   0
Stinson Muni Airport           62  84  63  85 /   0   0   0   0

&&

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

SHORT TERM...Tran
LONG TERM....Tran
AVIATION...CJM

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24 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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Bastrop

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

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Fayette

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

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Karnes

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

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Lee

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

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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)

While nearly all of South-Central Texas had less than 50% of normal precipitation this month, drought conditions were mostly unchanged. Only in Val Verde County did drought conditions worsen. They went from Moderate (D1) Drought to Severe (D2) Drought. All of the other counties remained the same as February. Dimmit remained in Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lavaca, Lee, Maverick, Medina, Travis, Wilson, and Zavala stayed in Extreme (D3) Drought. Blanco, Kendall, Kinney, and Williamson remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level dropped 1.5 feet and was 41.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 1.8 feet and was 17.0 feet below normal. |Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 22.3 feet below normal. Lake Amistad dropped 1.7 feet and was 68.9 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 87.9 feet below normal. |The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, and Atascosa Rivers; below (10%-24%) normal on the Medina, upper Colorado, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers; blow to much below normal on the San Gabriel and upper Guadalupe Rivers; and below normal to normal on the lower Nueces and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Lee, Medina, Travis, Williamson, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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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: 1325708, 1325709, 1325710, 1325711, 1325712, 1325713, 1325714, 1325715, 1325716, 1325717, 1325718, 1325719, 1325720, 1325721, 1325722, 1325723, 1325724, 1325725, 1325726, 1325727, 1325728, 1325730, 1325731, 1325732.