Drought — Bee, Texas

2025-06-01 to 2025-06-30 · Bee, Texas

Event narrative

D3 and D2 conditions improved leading to only a small sliver of D2 drought over northwestern Bee Co.

Wider weather episode

Significant rainfall across various regions of Texas, with amounts ranging from half an inch to 6 inches, greatly improved soil moisture and benefited warm-season forages, row crops, and pastures. The following is a summary from Texas A&M AgriLife regarding the state of crops in this region from this month: This widespread moisture enhanced range, pasture, and hayfield conditions, leading to good yields where hay was cut, although wet conditions occasionally slowed production. Corn, sorghum, and cotton crops generally showed good progress, with earlier-planted corn reaching the dough stage and cotton showing flowering and boll development. Watermelon and peanut crops also showed good conditions, and wheat harvest was nearing completion. Livestock remained in good condition due to ample forage, and most ponds had sufficient water. However, subsequent extremely hot, dry, and humid conditions with triple-digit temperatures led to a decline in topsoil and subsoil moisture, stressing some late-planted acres and increasing the need for irrigation, particularly for citrus. Despite the heat, corn and grain sorghum continued to mature, benefiting from earlier adequate moisture, and cotton generally maintained fair condition with boll set. Later, widespread rainfall, including up to 4.5 inches in some areas, brought renewed relief, improving overall row crop conditions, replenishing stock tanks, boosting pasture and range health, facilitating hay cutting and baling, aiding citrus, and supporting the continued development of crops like peanuts and sesame, though sunflower harvest was temporarily halted by the rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1264664. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.