Scattered and very beneficial rainfall fell across portions of the Coastal Bend and Victoria Crossroads during the month of June, providing some relief to long-term drought conditions, yet producing flash flooding in some areas.  The rainfall episode of May 28th through June 2nd across portions of the Coastal Bend and Victoria Crossroads, in particular Nueces and Kleberg counties, produced some rainfall amounts in excess of 10 inches.  Additional rainfall impacted the Victoria area and Northern Coastal Bend on June 18th, with some locations seeing rainfall of 1 to 2 inches.  On June 20th very heavy rainfall was observed across Calhoun county as well as portions on Aransas, Refugio and Victoria counties.  Some locations across Calhoun county observed 10 to 15 inches of rainfall on the 20th.Unfortunately much lesser amounts during the month were observed further west, across the Rio Grande Plains, and further northwest in the Nueces and Frio River basins.The Corpus Christi International Airport recorded a beneficial 11.19 inches of rainfall during June of 2006, which was 7.66 inches above normal.  Most of this fell during the early morning hours of June 1st.  The Victoria Regional Airport recorded 4.72 inches, which was 0.24 inches below normal.  The Laredo International Airport only recorded 1.85 inches of rainfall, which was 1.14 inches below normal.By the end of the month the U.S. Drought Monitor showed exceptional drought conditions persisting across the Rio Grande Plains.  Severe to extreme drought conditions were indicated across the Western Coastal Bend.  Conditions across the coastal counties and Victoria Crossroads improved to moderate drought conditions to abnormally dry conditions.Some locations across the Coastal Bend and Victoria Crossroads saw improvement in soil conditions, providing relief to growing crops.  But some locations across the Northern Coastal areas received too much rainfall and crop damage likely occurred.  Rainfall across the Western Coastal Bend and Rio Grande Plains was insufficient and did not provided significant relief to soil conditions, and crops still struggled.  Many ranchers were still relying on hay to feed cattle, and in some locations ranchers continued to diminish their herd sizes.Reservoir levels continued to slowly fall at Choke Canyon Reservoir and Lake Corpus Christi.  The capacity at Choke Canyon at the end of June stood at 81.9%.  Lake Corpus Christi fell to around 39% by the end of June.  Lake Amistad pool levels also continued to slowly fall.  The Coleto Creek Reservoir rose slightly.The wildfire danger decreased significantly across the coastal counties and Victoria Crossroads, but remained high across western portions of the Coastal Bend and over the Rio Grande Plains.  No significant wildfires were reported over the month of June across South Texas.

Drought in MCMULLEN, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in NUECES, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in DUVAL, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in GOLIAD, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in JIM WELLS, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in KLEBERG, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in LA SALLE, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in LIVE OAK, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in ARANSAS, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in BEE, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in CALHOUN, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in SAN PATRICIO, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in VICTORIA, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in REFUGIO, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Drought in WEBB, TEXAS
From 01-JUN-06 00:00:00 to 30-JUN-06 23:59:00 (CST)
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC