Drought — Starr, Texas

2025-04-01 to 2025-04-30 · Starr, Texas

Event narrative

Severe (D2) Drought continued from March through all of April across the northwestern fifth of Starr County, as very little rain fell during the month. Modest temperatures and wetting dew through mid-month were sufficient to keep conditions from worsening.

Wider weather episode

While drought conditions improved following heavy rains in late March across all of the Rio Grande Valley/Deep South Texas ranchlands, Severe (D2) Drought conditions remained across northwestern Starr, much of Jim Hogg and all of Zapata County where the heaviest rains in late March did not fall. Little to no rain fell in these areas in April. Though the month is among the driest on the calendar, modest temperatures and increased humidity during the second half of the month held Severe conditions through the entire month of April.

Agricultural impacts (mainly cattle herd culling) were unknown in these areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1265629. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.