Drought in Kenedy Island, Texas

Drought April 7, 2026 – April 13, 2026 · Kenedy Island, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

D3 (Extreme Drought) conditions were present across southern Island Kenedy County from April 7-13. Finally, D2 (Severe Drought) conditions were present over northern Kenedy Island County from April 7-13.

The wider storm

Beneficial rains on April 4-5 finally brought some drought improvements across the Lower Rio Grande Valley/Deep South Texas ranchlands. While D2 (Severe) and D3 (Exceptional) Drought conditions remained in place for nearly the entire region, the coverage of Extreme (D3) and Exceptional (D4) was reduced, with D4 down from 54.8% to 0.3%, and D3/D4 combined down from 94.6% to 73.3%.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333230. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.