Drought — Inland Kenedy County, Texas

2023-10-17 to 2023-10-31 · Inland Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

The combination of soil moisture increases from afternoon rainfall on October 5th, with another round of 0.75 to more than 1 inch or more from late October 10th through early October 11th across southern Kenedy County continued drought improvement. By the 17th, Severe (D2) was limited to a stripe from west-central Kenedy County to northeast sections of the inland portion of the county. These conditions continued through month's end.

Wider weather episode

The combination of residual soil moisture increases from afternoon/evening thunderstorms on October 5th, with a steadier rain event from late October 10th through early October 11th, further reduced the area of Severe (D2) Drought across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas ranchlands. Locations that missed the heaviest rains on the 5th held onto the Severe Conditions through the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1145203. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.