Drought — Bandera, Texas

2024-01-01 to 2024-01-31 · Bandera, Texas

Event narrative

Most of South Central Texas had above normal precipitation in January, but the western Hill Country and Edwards Plateau had another month of below normal rainfall. Most of the area saw drought conditions improve. Blanco, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Medina, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) drought to Severe (D2). Bandera and Kendall remained in D3 and Kerr remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to be below normal conservation pool level. Medina Lake dropped 0.3 feet and was 89.6 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer rose 6.4 feet but was still 23.6 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg Stage 4, Georgetown, and Kerrville Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Medina and upper Guadalupe Rivers. The San Gabriel River was above normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought only Medina had an outdoor burn ban in effect at the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159667. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.