Drought — Kenedy Island, Texas

2023-04-01 to 2023-04-10 · Kenedy Island, Texas

Event narrative

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Severe (D2) Drought to continue into April. Abundant rain, on the order of 1.5 to 3, fell on April 6th and 7th and allowed Severe (D2) Drought to exit Kenedy Island on the April 11th Drought update.

Wider weather episode

Lack of persistent rainfall and dry to very dry conditions continued into the month of April. Severe (D2) Drought persisted across most of Kenedy Island, Coastal Kenedy, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, southern Hidalgo, most of northern Hidalgo, and southeastern Starr County. Meanwhile, Extreme (D3) Drought continued across northern Starr, the northern portion of northern Hidalgo, portions of Coastal Kenedy, and all of Inland Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1084530. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.