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Event Details
| Event | Drought |
| State | TEXAS |
| County/Area | CALHOUN |
| WFO | CRP |
| Begin Date | 02/01/2009 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 02/28/2009 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | During February, drought conditions intensified across South Texas. All of South Texas experienced less than 25% of normal rainfall for the month of February, with much of the area less than 5% normal. Most of the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country in South Texas did not see any rainfall during the month of February. By the end of February, exceptional drought conditions had spread into Goliad, Victoria, Refugio, Calhoun, and Aransas counties. Extreme drought conditions expanded into Bee, San Patricio, Nueces, Live Oak, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties. Severe drought existed across Kleberg, Jim Wells, Duval, southern McMullen, southern La Salle, and northern Webb counties. Moderate drought conditions were observed into central and southern Webb County. (per the U.S. Drought Monitor: http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html) The primary impacts of the drought during February were agricultural and fire related. Forage was sparse and the supplemental feeding of hay to livestock continued. Hay supplies were being depleted quickly as pastures were nearly bare. Stock ponds were also a concern, and alternative water supplies were being used in some cases. Livestock was also being sold. For the most part spring planting was being delayed. Periods of elevated to critical fire danger occurred through the month with sporadic wildfires. In addition, reservoir levels continued a gradual fall. Choke Canyon Reservoir was near 79% capacity and Lake Corpus Christi near 60% capacity by the end of the month. Rivers and creeks in the rainfall deficit areas continued a slow fall, and were well below baseflow in some cases. |
| Event Narrative | During February, drought conditions intensified across South Texas. All of South Texas experienced less than 25% of normal rainfall for the month of February, with much of the area less than 5% normal. Most of the Rio Grande Plains and Brush Country in South Texas did not see any rainfall during the month of February. By the end of February, exceptional drought conditions had spread into Goliad, Victoria, Refugio, Calhoun, and Aransas counties. Extreme drought conditions expanded into Bee, San Patricio, Nueces, Live Oak, northern McMullen, and northern La Salle counties. Severe drought existed across Kleberg, Jim Wells, Duval, southern McMullen, southern La Salle, and northern Webb counties. Moderate drought conditions were observed into central and southern Webb County. (per the U.S. Drought Monitor: http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html) The primary impacts of the drought during February were agricultural and fire related. Forage was sparse and the supplemental feeding of hay to livestock continued. Hay supplies were being depleted quickly as pastures were nearly bare. Stock ponds were also a concern, and alternative water supplies were being used in some cases. Livestock was also being sold. For the most part spring planting was being delayed. Periods of elevated to critical fire danger occurred through the month with sporadic wildfires. In addition, reservoir levels continued a gradual fall. Choke Canyon Reservoir was near 79% capacity and Lake Corpus Christi near 60% capacity by the end of the month. Rivers and creeks in the rainfall deficit areas continued a slow fall, and were well below baseflow in some cases. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| DUVAL (ZONE) | DUVAL (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| NUECES (ZONE) | NUECES (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BEE (ZONE) | BEE (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ARANSAS (ZONE) | ARANSAS (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JIM WELLS (ZONE) | JIM WELLS (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WEBB (ZONE) | WEBB (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| VICTORIA (ZONE) | VICTORIA (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SAN PATRICIO (ZONE) | SAN PATRICIO (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| KLEBERG (ZONE) | KLEBERG (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVE OAK (ZONE) | LIVE OAK (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MCMULLEN (ZONE) | MCMULLEN (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LA SALLE (ZONE) | LA SALLE (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GOLIAD (ZONE) | GOLIAD (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| REFUGIO (ZONE) | REFUGIO (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALHOUN (ZONE) | CALHOUN (ZONE) | TX | 02/01/2009 | 00:00 | CST-6 | Drought | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
