Drought in Roberts, Texas

Drought March 17, 2026 – March 31, 2026 · Roberts, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Drought conditions worsened in the northeast Texas Panhandle during March, escalating from Moderate Drought (D1) to Severe Drought (D2) in counties including Hansford, Hutchinson, Ochiltree, Roberts, and Hemphill. This deterioration was attributed to a growing rainfall deficit, which increased from 1'2 inches to 2'4 inches over 120 days, combined with a very dry and extremely warm March that featured record high temperatures.

The wider storm

Very isolated rain events brought some moisture to the eastern Panhandles during the month. However, this did not put a dent in the 120 departure from normal with values staying 2 to 4 below normal. Mites were appearing on stressed winter wheat crop and wildfires became an increasing concern across the combined Oklahoma and Texas Panhandles.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1318246. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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