Drought in Big Bend Area, Texas

Drought February 1, 1999 – February 28, 1999 · Big Bend Area, Texas

The wider storm

The drought continued across West Texas in February with nearly all stations in the area receiving less than one-tenth of an inch of precipitation. The vast majority of these locations reported no measurable precipitation at all. The 0.00 inch of precipitation observed at the Midland International Airport was only the second February on record with no precipitation, with the other occurrence being in 1947.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5683170. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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