Drought in Brooks, Texas
Drought March 1, 2026 – March 2, 2026 · Brooks, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
Through March 2nd, A small pocket of D4 (Exceptional Drought) was present across western Brooks County, with the remainder of the county at D3 (Extreme).
The wider storm
The lack of rainfall during winter 2025/2026 resulted in a continuation of drought conditions across Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to begin March. D2 (Severe Drought) to D3 (Extreme Drought) was common to start March, with a small area of Exceptional Drought (D4) across the Brush Country. Additionally, the area saw deepening/expansion of these categories and the month we on. From the last week in February to the first week of March, D4 (Exceptional Drought) increased across 8% of the area from 18% to 26%, and the combination of D2 to D4 increased from 91 to 97% of the region.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323481. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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