Drought — Brooks, Texas

2025-11-04 to 2025-11-10 · Brooks, Texas

Event narrative

The combination of the lack of rainfall and near-record heat from late summer into mid-autumn led to the onset of Severe (D2) level drought in northeast Brooks County, beginning on November 4, 2025.

Wider weather episode

Lack of rainfall and near record heat for several months led to an expansion of Severe (D2) Drought into the Coastal Plains of from the Coastal Bend into Kenedy and Brooks County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302349. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.