Drought — Inland Kenedy County, Texas

2023-11-01 to 2023-11-13 · Inland Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across a portion of western and north-central Kenedy County encompassing an area from Armstrong to the county line north of Sarita but not the northwestern sliver of the County. Rainfall of 3 to more than 7 inches between the 10th and 13th would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) Drought and Abnormally Dry (D0) on the 14th.

Wider weather episode

Warm and dry weather started November 2023, maintaining a pocket of Severe (D2) Drought across portions of Hidalgo, Starr, Brooks, and Kenedy County. The season's first El Nino-related multi-day rainfall event (November 10-13) would finish off the remaining area by the 14th, and dryness would ultimately be removed from all areas by early December.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147484. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.