6/13/2024

Last week, rainfall in the Southern Region was concentrated in the central portion of the region, specifically, northeast Texas and southeast Oklahoma. Some much-needed rain also fell in the Texas Panhandle though, resulting in one-class improvements. Spotty showers brought some small-scale improvements to the Edwards Plateau area of Texas. Overall though, a lack of significant rainfall and triple-digit temperatures is what the majority of west and south Texas experienced last week. Due to this, widespread one-class degradations were observed, aiding the spread of D2 and D3 drought conditions. One-class degradations were also observed in northern Mississippi leading to the introduction of abnormally dry conditions in many counties.

Looking into the future, as outlined by 3-7 Day and 8-14 Hazards, south and southeast Texas can expect heavy precipitation from May 19th to the 23rd as a tropical system has a moderate chance of developing and is forecasted to move into the area. This rainfall should help to bring some drought improvements to Deep South Texas.