Edwards storm history

Rainfall redeveloped on the morning of the 15th over the Edward Plateau and western Hill Country. In addition to the accumulations on the evening of the 14th, general 3 to 4 inch totals fell across Edwards County, bringing total amounts since the 14th to as much as 10 to 12 inche…

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding. RM 674 was impassable with 3-4 feet of water over the roadway north of Kickapoo Cavern State Park.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RM 335. The emergency manager estimated four feet of water over the road.

Nearly all of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in July. A large part of the area had four to six times normal. The drought improved in nearly every county. Kerr County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to no drought. Gillespie County improved from …

A large portion of the eastern half of South-Central Texas received above normal rainfall in June. This led to drought improvement in a number of counties and no change in all of the others. Atascosa, Bexar, and Kendall improved from Exceptional (D4) drought category to Extreme (…

A thunderstorm produced nickel size hail at he CoCoRAHS site 11.8 ENE of Rocksprings.

Most of South-Central Texas received above normal precipitation during the month. Some places had two to three times their normal. As a result, drought conditions improved in most of our counties and remained the same everywhere else. Blanco, Frio, Gillespie, Kinney, Maverick, Re…

Most of South-Central Texas had near to below normal precipitation in April, and the drought mostly was unchanged or worsened. Only Burnet, Lavaca, and Williamson Counties improved from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Severe (D2) Drought. Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Val Verde, and…

Most of South-Central Texas had another month of near to below normal precipitation, and the drought worsened or remained the same. Wilson County saw the biggest change from Severe (D2) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Blanco, Frio, Gillespi…

Another dry month led to worsening drought conditions for South-Central Texas. Most of the region saw 50% or less of normal precipitation in February. Medina County went from Extreme (D3) Drought category to Exceptional (D4) Drought. Atascosa, Frio, Maverick, Real, and Zavala cou…

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal precipitation again in January and the drought remained unchanged or worsened. Blanco and Gillespie Counties worsened from Moderate (D1) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Kerr and Uvalde Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought c…

Light freezing rain left a glaze of ice on tree limbs in Rocksprings.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding closing RR 674 southwest of Rocksprings.

Nearly all of South-Central Texas had above normal rainfall during the month and the drought improved. Parts of the Hill Country and southern Edwards Plateau received 300% of normal. In Kerr, Medina, and Real Counties the drought improved from Severe Drought (D2) category to Mode…

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail west of Rocksprings.

Most of South-Central Texas had near normal rainfall during the month and the drought was mostly unchanged. Kinney County remained in Extreme (D3) drought, Edwards, Kerr, Medina, Real, Uvalde, and Val Verde stayed in Severe (D2) drought. There was enough rain in Bandera (changed …

A thunderstorm produced quarter size hail northeast of Rocksprings.

Most of South-Central Texas had below normal rain during the month, and most of the Rio Grande Plains region had less than 25% of normal. Most of the area saw no change in the drought, but Kinney County went from Severe (D2) drought category to Extreme (D3) drought. Bandera and K…

Most of the northern and western parts of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall in April. A large swath of the area along the Rio Grande River received 25% or less than normal. This led to the drought worsening for many counties. Blanco County went from Severe (D2) Dr…

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures below 0 degrees during the night of the 16th and morning of the 17th. The lowest wind chill was -2.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures below 0 degrees during the night of the 15th and morning of the 16th. The wind chill in Edwards County dropped to -2.

Cold temperatures and breezy winds combined to produce wind chill temperatures between 10 and 0 degrees during the night of the 14th and morning of the 15th.

Thunderstorms produced locally heavy rain that led to flash flooding sending three feet of water over RM 335 near and downstream of the Ben Williams crossing on the Nueces River.

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Edwards and Frio went from Severe (D2) drought to Moderate (D1).

The hot, dry summer continued this month. Nearly all of South Central Texas had less than normal rainfall. Most of the area northeast of a line from Kerrville to Karnes City received less than 25% of normal, and for most of our counties the drought worsened. Frio and Edwards went…

Excessive heat was observed nearly every day of August across parts of South Central Texas. The heat wave started on the 1st in Blanco, Caldwell, De Witt, Lavaca, Llano, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Travis Counties when temperatures reached 105 to 107. The heat spread to most of the …

A thunderstorm produced wind gusts estimated at 60 mph by a trained spotter in Rocksprings. The storm also produced half inch diameter hail.

Strong high pressure settled over South Central Texas, and temperatures and heat indices soared. The heat wave started on the 14th in Atascosa County where the heat index reached 113. The excessive heat expanded over the next several days until it reached its peak on the 21st whe…

May was a wet month across nearly all of South Central Texas. The area south of I-10/Hwy 90 received 150% to 400% of normal precipitation. This improved the drought category from Extreme (D3) to less than Severe (D2) in Bexar, Burnet, Dimmit, Llano, Uvalde, and Zavala Counties. E…

Drought conditions generally improved in April. Most of the eastern half of South Central Texas received normal or greater precipitation. Hays County improved from Exceptional (D4) drought to Severe (D2) drought. Bexar, Comal, and Gillespie Counties improved from D4 to Extreme (D…

Nearly all of South Central Texas saw below normal precipitation in March and the drought worsened in 17 counties. Bandera, Bexar, Gillespie, Hays, Kerr, and Medina Counties went from Extreme (D3) drought to Exceptional (D4). Dimmit and Guadalupe went from Severe (D2) drought to …

Freezing rain began around midnight on January 31 and continued off and on through February 2. By 8 AM on the 1st a quarter of an inch of ice had accumulated near Devil's Sinkhole State Park. The Pedernales Electric Cooperative which provides electricity to most of Blanco and Bur…

Temperatures dropped to 9 degrees with wind speeds 10-25 mph producing wind chill temperatures as low as -9 degrees.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Edwards County. The Edwards County Sheriff's Office reported several low water crossings on Hwy 55 near Barksdale were flooded and impassable.

Thunderstorms produced heavy rain that led to flash flooding in Edwards County along the Nueces River. A video on social media showed swiftly flowing water through a low water crossing on Dry Creek Rd. near Barksdale.

Several heavy rain episodes during August led to above normal precipitation across South Central Texas. Much of the western half of the area received three to four times their normal. The result was improvement on the drought in all but two counties. Atascosa, Karnes, and Zavala …

July was another month with below normal precipitation across nearly all of South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Bexar, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kinney, Maverick, Uvalde, Wilson, and Zavala Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Cald…

June was another month with below normal precipitation across South Central Texas and the drought continued to worsen. Atascosa and Edwards Counties moved from Extreme (D3) to Exceptional (D4) drought. Comal, De Witt, Gonzales, and Guadalupe moved from Severe (D2) to D3. Caldwell…

A thunderstorm produced 3.5 inch diameter hail on Hwy 277 northwest of Rocksprings.

May was another dry month across most of South Central Texas which exacerbated the ongoing drought. In Blanco, Karnes, Kendall, and Kerr Counties the drought worsened to Exceptional (D4) drought. Hays and Williamson Counties moved into Severe (D2) drought for the first time. Band…

The Devil's Sinkhole Wildfire started on the afternoon of the 9th approximately six miles north of Rocksprings off Hwy 377 in Edwards County. The fire burned until the 10th. There was a Red Flag Warning in effect on the 9th. It burned 758 acres.

Most of South Central Texas had another dry month in April with all but a few spots receiving less than normal rainfall. This led to a worsening of drought conditions for Atascosa, Bandera, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Medina, Real, and Uvalde Counties all of which went from Extreme…

Nearly all of South Central Texas had below normal precipitation during the month and the area west of a line from Burnet to San Antonio and Pleasanton had less than 25% of normal. This worsened the drought across the region. Dimmit County ended the month in Exceptional (D4) drou…

Freezing rain and up to a tenth of an inch of sleet caused icy roads across the county.

Another month of below normal precipitation left much of South Central Texas in Severe (D2) or worse drought conditions. Dimmit County stayed in Extreme (D3) drought and Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Burnet, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, Llano, Maverick, Medina, R…

A strong cold front brought cold air to South Central Texas. This was followed by an upper level trough that generated light precipitation across the region. Precipitation was a mix of sleet, snow, freezing rain, and rain. There was very little accumulation and no significant imp…

Most of the western half of South Central Texas received less than 25% of normal precipitation during January and the north central part of the area had less than 75% of normal. The lack of rainfall led to Severe (D2) Drought conditions developing in Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Bu…

After several months of below normal rainfall Val Verde, Edwards, Dimmit, and Maverick Counties moved into Severe (D2) Drought category. Val Verde, Maverick, and Dimmit Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect. Lake Amistad was 47.8 feet below normal.