Drought in Zapata, Texas

Drought March 3, 2026 – March 16, 2026 · Zapata, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Exceptional Drought (D4) expanded west from Jim Hogg County on March 3, covering the eastern fifth of Zapata County. Extreme (D3) Drought persisted across central Zapata, with a small area of Severe (D2) Drought from San Ygnacio through the Webb County line in northwest Zapata also persisting. These conditions would persist through March 16.

The wider storm

Prolonged lack of rainfall, top five to ten warmest conditions, frequent low humidity, and occasionally gusty winds on both sides of dry fronts allowed Extreme Drought (D3) to worsen to Exceptional Drought (D4) across most of the Brush Country and parts of the Rio Grande Plains (Zapata) by mid March 2026.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1327505. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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