Drought in Starr, Texas

Drought April 14, 2026 – April 20, 2026 · Starr, Texas

What the National Weather Service wrote

Central and Northern Starr County was in Severe (D2) Drought during the April 14-20 timeframe, thanks to recent beneficial rainfall. A pocket of improvement to Moderate (D1) Drought developed on the 21st due to additional beneficial rains on the 18th, with up to 1.5-2 estimated in the area. The remainder of central/northern Starr remained in D2 through the 30th.

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 1333281. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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