Drought — Inland Kenedy County, Texas

2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · Inland Kenedy County, Texas

Event narrative

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, D2 Severe Drought to D3 Extreme Drought was observed over Northwestern Kenedy County at the start of the month of January, with D3 Drought encompassing the extreme northwestern part of the county. By mid month, D2 to D3 Drought expanded across the western and northwestern half of Kenedy County with D3 Drought conditions encompassing Northwestern Kenedy County. These conditions remained in place through the remainder of the month.

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 1312294. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.