Drought — Salt Basin, Texas

2021-01-01 to 2021-01-31 · Salt Basin, Texas

Event narrative

Exceptional(D4) drought continued over the east while Extreme(D3) drought remained over the western half of the zone.

Wider weather episode

Another very dry month across far west Texas in January. This lead to all areas being placed in at least Extreme(D3) drought around mid-January.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 935830. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.