Drought in Southern Hidalgo County, Texas

Drought April 14, 2026 – April 30, 2026 · Southern Hidalgo County, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

With the exception of southwestern Southern Hidalgo County, the remainder of Southern Hidalgo County was in Severe (D2) Drought during the April 14-20 timeframe and remained under D2 through the remainder of the month, thanks beneficial rainfall between the 10th and 12th.

The wider storm

Drought improvements continued through mid April thanks to additional beneficial rains that fell between the 10th and 12th. A remnant pocket of D4 (Exceptional) Drought in northern Jim Hogg improved to D3 (Extreme), with mainly D2 Drought conditions replacing most of the D3 areas, with only small pockets of D3 over parts of Zapata, Jim Hogg, Brooks, and Cameron Counties. On the 14th, D3 areas shrunk to just 10.26% of the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1333280. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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