Weekend rainfall in some parts of Texas provided some relief. But climate experts hope September and October provide much-needed rainfall in most of the state. | nachoaguilar
was in an elevated drought phase — that meteorologists and climatologists said weather patterns over the next few months would be key in determining how long the dry spell would last.“It was pretty much a worst-case scenario for Texas,” said Victor Murphy, National Weather Service Southern Region Climate program manager. “If your wet seasons are wet, that’s wonderful. It carries you over into the next nine to 12 months. [But] we had the hottest April through July on record.
The drought is especially felt in the Rio Grande Valley, home to the Falcon Reservoir, which feeds water to communities north and south of the Rio Grande. As of Monday the reservoir was only 9.5% full, Upstream, in Val Verde County, the Amistad Reservoir was in slightly better shape at about 30% full, but still about 18% less than it was six months ago, according to the data.
Some parts of Texas already had a glimpse of relief over the weekend, when rain fell over parts of San Antonio, Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood advisory for some parts of the area through Monday evening. Mark Wentzel, a hydrologist in the TWDB’s Office of Water Science and Conservation, said there would have to be several significant rainfalls to make more than a dent in the water levels at Falcon and Amistad, however.
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