Drought — Coastal Refugio County, Texas

2022-04-01 to 2022-04-30 · Coastal Refugio County, Texas

Event narrative

Severe drought developed over the area during the month.

Wider weather episode

Above normal rainfall occurred over Jim Wells and Duval counties and portions of La Salle and Webb Counties during the month of April. But this was not enough to improve severe to exceptional drought conditions over these counties. Below normal rainfall over the coastal plains during the month caused severe drought conditions to spread to this region during the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024886. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.