Drought in Northern Hidalgo County, Texas

Drought February 10, 2026 – February 23, 2026 · Northern Hidalgo County, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Extreme (D3) Drought expanded to cover much of northern Hidalgo County, with a remaining area of Severe (D2) in the northeast corner of the area, and another area mainly west of IH-69C west of Linn/San Manuel. The small area west of IH-69C would become D3 on the 17th, while the other D2 area (northeast corner) remained intact.

The wider storm

Lack of rainfall and near-record early-to-mid month heat allowed worsening drought conditions across locations mainly east of Interstate Highway 69C/US 281 across the lower/mid Rio Grande Valley and the Deep South Texas ranchlands in February 2026. Farm and ranch difficulties due to limited forage, water supplies, and heat continued and expanded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1321025. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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