Beneficial rainfall finally fell across central and eastern portions of South Texas during the middle part of March, with a lack of significant rainfall occurring across the Rio Grande Plains through the month.  In March only 0.14��� of rain fell at Laredo, 0.27��� at Alice and 0.64��� at Cotulla, while 1.58��� of rain fell at Corpus Christi.  By the end of March extreme drought conditions had developed across western portions of La Salle and Webb counties. (per the U.S. Drought Monitor: http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html)  Severe drought conditions existed across Live Oak, McMullen, Duval, and eastern portions of La Salle and Webb counties.  Moderate drought conditions existed across northwest Bee, southeast Live Oak, Jim Wells, and western Kleberg counties.  Conditions across central Bee, western San Patricio, western Nueces and central Kleberg counties improved to abnormally dry by the end of March.  By the middle of March, rainfall had alleviated abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions in Goliad, Refugio and Aransas counties.
The primary impact of the drought through February continued to be a wildfire threat as well as agricultural impacts.

Drought in DUVAL, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in MCMULLEN, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in LIVE OAK, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in JIM WELLS, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in BEE, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in SAN PATRICIO, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in WEBB, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in LA SALLE, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in GOLIAD, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 10-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in REFUGIO, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 10-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in NUECES, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in KLEBERG, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 31-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Drought in ARANSAS, TEXAS
From 01-MAR-08 00:00:00 to 10-MAR-08 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations