Drought in Starr, Texas

Drought January 6, 2026 – January 13, 2026 · Starr, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severe (Level 2) Drought expanded to cover all of eastern Starr County on January 6th; the combination of Severe Drought across all but the northwest third of the county (Extreme, or Level 3) Drought would continue through mid-month.

The wider storm

Near-record heat and lack of rainfall to begin January quickly allowed drought to worsen across portions of the upper Rio Grande Valley. Severe (Level 2) Drought expanded to cover most of the western half of southern Hidalgo, and the remainder of eastern Starr County, on January 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315223. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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