| Event |
Drought |
| State |
TEXAS |
| County/Area |
BROOKS |
| WFO |
BRO |
| Begin Date |
10/01/2011 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
10/31/2011 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 |
|
| Episode Narrative |
October 2011 continued the string of area wide below average rainfall, ensuring no change to the persistent Extreme to Exceptional Drought across the Rio Grande Valley/Deep South Texas region. Rain on the 1st of the month dropped up to 2 inches or more in Starr and Jim Hogg County; boundaries acting on hot, humid air on the 9th produced the most widespread rains of the month, stretching from Zapata and Brooks County, then enhanced by the Gulf Coast sea breeze from Kenedy south to Cameron County, where pockets of 2 to more than 3 inches fell. Areas of western Hidalgo and eastern Starr County, facing severe rainfall deficits where less than 5 inches of rain fell in water year 2011 (October 2010 to September 2011) missed the rain. |
| Event Narrative |
Exceptional (D4) Drought conditions dominated all but a small sliver of northwestern Brooks County through October, which improved slightly to Extreme (D3) by October 4th after a few thunderstorms dropped slightly hopeful rains. |
