Drought — Roberts, Texas

2022-09-01 to 2022-09-30 · Roberts, Texas

Event narrative

A small portion of southeast Roberts County started the month in Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions with the the northwest third or so of the county in Severe Drought (D2) conditions. The central portion of the county was in Moderate Drought (D1). The southwest corner of the county received upwards of 1 inch of rain while the northeast half only received upwards of 0.5 inches max. With the county ending the month of September below normal, conditions stayed unchanged by the 27th. The county remained in a 4 to 8 inch deficit year to date.

Wider weather episode

The central to eastern Oklahoma Panhandle as well as the surrounding areas in the northern Texas Panhandle continued to see a significant lack of soil moisture. Ranchers and farmers continue to struggle from the lack of rainfall. Crop yields came in low, as expected, over the course of September. Herds had been kept lower than previous years in order to reduce the cost of supplemental feeding as pastures remain barren. Unlike in previous years, high winds and low relative humidity days had been almost non-existent in September which kept wildfire activity at bay. Many burn bans were implemented or retained for the driest of areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.