Drought — Salt Basin, Texas

2024-09-01 to 2024-09-30 · Salt Basin, Texas

Event narrative

The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west was in Severe(D2) drought.

Wider weather episode

Below normal precipitation for the month of September and the entire monsoon season kept most of far west Texas in Severe(D2) to Extreme(D3) drought.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1216083. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.