Drought — Kinney, Texas

2022-11-01 to 2022-11-30 · Kinney, Texas

Event narrative

Parts of South Central Texas received above normal rainfall in November including the northern Hill Country, the northern part of the I-35 corridor, and the Coastal Plains. Most of the rest of the area continued to have below normal rain. This had mixed results on the drought. Guadalupe County went from Exceptional (D4) drought to Extreme (D3) drought. Gonzales County went from D3 to Severe (D2) drought. Blanco and Kendall Counties went from D3 to D4 and Bandera, Gillespie, and Kerr went from D2 to D3. Comal and Hays stayed in D4, Bexar and Medina in D3, and Kinney in D2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought Bandera, Bexar, and Comal had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was below normal (10%-24%) on the Medina River and much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe River. The Edwards Aquifer rose 4.4 feet during the month, but was still 30.3 feet below average. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation pool elevation. Lake Amistad rose 0.8 feet, but will still 36.2 feet below normal. Lake Travis also rose 0.3 feet, but was 40.3 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 78.8 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some the larger services had the following: New Braunfels Stage 1, San Antonio Stage 2, Austin Stage 1, and Kerrville Stage 1.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1059825. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.