Drought — Rains, Texas

2022-07-12 to 2022-07-31 · Rains, Texas

Event narrative

Severe to extreme drought conditions affected the county through the end of the month.

Wider weather episode

Drought conditions continued to worsen to severe or extreme drought across North Texas after little to no rainfall was received. The drought prompted a significant spike in cattle sales across North and Central Texas, as both hay and water were low in supply.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1048755. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.