Drought — Frio, Texas

2024-11-01 to 2024-11-30 · Frio, Texas

Event narrative

Most of South-Central Texas received less than normal rainfall during the month, and the drought worsened or was unchanged. Fayette, Karnes, and Zavala Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) drought category to Severe (D2) drought. Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Kendall, Medina, and Travis Counties all remained in Extreme (D3) drought. Atascosa, Caldwell, Frio, Guadalupe, Kerr, Real, Uvalde, Williamson, and Wilson Counties all remained in D2. Area rivers and reservoirs declined during the month. The 7-day average streamflow at the end of the month was much below (<10%) normal on the Guadalupe River, the Frio River, and the Medina River. The Nueces and San Antonio Rivers were much below to below (10%-24%) normal. The Colorado River was below normal. The Edwards Aquifer dropped 0.2 feet and was 41.6 feet below normal. Medina Lake dropped 0.5 feet and was 91.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis dropped 0.7 feet and was 42.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.8 feet and was 27.5 feet below normal. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bexar, Comal, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Karnes, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Williamson, and Wilson had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions. The City of Uvalde was in stage 5, San Antonio, Universal City, and Kerrville were in stage 3, and Georgetown, New Braunfels, and Austin were in stage 2.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221526. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.