Drought conditions across portions of the Brush Country and Rio Grande Plains of South Texas continued into early January.  Moderate to severe drought conditions observed over Kleberg, Jim Wells, Live Oak, McMullen and eastern Duval counties in December 2010 continued into early January 2011.  Severe to extreme drought conditions were observed across La Salle County and portions of Webb County for the first half of January.
But widespread rain occurred during the early morning hours of January 9th, 2011 as a squall line of thunderstorms moved across South Texas. Well above normal rainfall occurred over the Coastal Bend with rain amounts of 3 to 5 inches for the month. Near to slightly above normal rainfall occurred over the Brush Country with rain amounts between 1 and 2 inches for the month. By the end of January after a period of below normal temperatures, only moderate drought conditions (D1) existed over La Salle County.

Drought in LA SALLE, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 25-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Severe to extreme drought lingered into the early part of January for La Salle County. Widespread rain from a squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th and below normal temperatures during the middle portion of the month reduced the drought conditions to a moderate level (D1) for the county.

Drought in JIM WELLS, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 10-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to severe drought lingered into the early part of January for portions of Jim Wells County. Widespread rain from an extensive squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th abated the drought conditions for the county.

Drought in LIVE OAK, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 10-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to severe drought lingered into the early part of January for portions of Live Oak County. Widespread rain from an extensive squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th abated the drought conditions for the county.

Drought in DUVAL, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 10-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to severe drought lingered into the early part of January for Duval County. Widespread rain from an extensive squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th abated the drought conditions for the county.

Drought in MCMULLEN, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 10-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to severe drought lingered into the early part of January for McMullen County. Widespread rain from an extensive squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th abated the drought conditions for the county.

Drought in KLEBERG, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 10-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Moderate to severe drought lingered into the early part of January for western portions of Kleberg County. Widespread rain from an extensive squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th abated the drought conditions for the county.

Drought in WEBB, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-11 00:00:00 to 25-JAN-11 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Official NWS Observations

Severe drought lingered into the early part of January for Webb County. Widespread rain from a squall line that moved through the region during the early morning hours of January 9th and below normal temperatures during the middle portion of the month abated the drought conditions for the county.