Drought — De Witt, Texas

2026-01-01 to 2026-01-31 · De Witt, Texas

Event narrative

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1313511. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.