Drought — Starr, Texas

2026-01-01 to 2026-01-05 · Starr, Texas

Event narrative

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) was seen over most of Starr County at the start of the month, with the eastern quarter of the county remaining at lower values of drought (D1, Moderate Drought) through January 5th.

Wider weather episode

At the start of the new year, Severe (D2) Drought was sited across much of the Northern Ranchlands and the Upper valley including the Northwestern section of Kenedy County, southeastern Brooks, northwestern Jim Hogg, eastern Zapata, and much of Starr County. Meanwhile, Extreme (D3) Drought was over much of Brooks and Jim Hogg counties, northwestern Starr county, and extreme northwestern Kenedy County at the start of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1311208. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.