Drought — Inland Kenedy County, Texas

2025-11-18 to 2025-11-30 · Inland Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

Extreme (D3) Drought developed across the northwest tier of Kenedy County, including Sarita and ranches just south of State Highway 285, on November 18th and continued through and beyond month's end. The combination of dryness, warm to hot temperatures, and very low soil moisture contributed to the worsening condition. Severe (D2) Drought continued elsewhere across northwest Kenedy County.

Wider weather episode

Persistent dry and near-record warm conditions into mid November exacerbated already low soil moisture levels across the South Texas Brush Country over to Kenedy County, resulting in expansion of Severe (D2) Drought toward the coast, including Padre Island National Seashore, and introduction of Extreme (D3) Drought in northeast Jim Hogg, northern Brooks, and northwest Kenedy on November 18th.

The extent of cattle impacts, such as herd culling and water shortages, were unknown as of this writing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1302352. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.