| Event |
Drought |
| State |
TEXAS |
| County/Area |
Gonzales |
| WFO |
EWX |
| Begin Date |
09/01/2011 00:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
09/30/2011 23:59:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
|
| Crop Damage |
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| Episode Narrative |
ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions. |
| Event Narrative |
ENSO conditions moved back into a La Nina phase and the drought continued over South Central Texas. Most of the area remained in exceptional drought conditions (Stage D4). Lack of rain put Kinney County back into extreme drought (Stage 3) and Uvalde and Val Verde counties into exceptional. This meant Kinney and Maverick counties were the only two not in the exceptional drought category at the end of September. Fire danger in South Central Texas was high to very high and burn bans continued for all of the counties. The Texas A&M agricultural program report indicated ranchers continued to provide heavy supplemental feeding for livestock or began to liquidate herds. There was little or no sign of appreciable forage growth. At the end of the month, the seven day stream flow average remained in the below or much below normal range for basins across South Central Texas and the Rio Grande Plains. Area lakes and reservoirs remained below normal pool elevations with Lake Travis around 53 feet below normal and Medina Lake near 45 feet below. The Edwards Aquifer was 21.5 feet below normal and 32.8 feet below the level from one year ago. The City of Kerrville remained in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System (SAWS) and City of San Marcos remained in Stage 2, and the City of Austin enacted Stage 2. Many other communities across South Central Texas continued with some level of water restrictions. |
