Drought — Salt Basin, Texas

2023-09-01 to 2023-09-30 · Salt Basin, Texas

Event narrative

The entire zone started September in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the northern half of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought.

Wider weather episode

Another very dry month during monsoon season worsened drought conditions in far west Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1142106. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.