Isolated showers moved across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas during the week, but dropped little in terms of rainfall. Lack of rainfall allowed drought conditions to remain steady in most areas and worsen in some of the hardest hit areas.

Drought in COASTAL CAMERON, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

No noticeable change in drought conditions was observed across coastal Cameron County; Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued.

Drought in WILLACY, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county during the week, drought conditions worsened across the county. The entire county was engulfed in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected.  Extreme (D3) conditions remained across much of the county, with a sliver of Severe (D2) drought conditions continuing along the western edge of the county.

Drought in KENEDY, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county during the week, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected.  The sliver of Severe (D2) conditions in the SW corner of the county would slide into Extreme (D3) conditions, resulting in much of the county in Extreme (D3) drought. The NE corner of the county remains in Exceptional (D4) drought conditions.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected. Moderate (D1) conditions continued across the western half of the county, while the eastern half of the county remained in Severe (D2) drought conditions.

Drought in HIDALGO, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected. Drought conditions worsened across much of the county, resulting in the majority of the county in Extreme (D3) drought conditions, except for the far western edge of the county, which remained in Severe (D2) drought.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected.  Drought conditions worsened across the county, with 90% of the county in extreme (D3) drought conditions.  Only the far southern tip remains in severe drought (D2) conditions.

Drought in COASTAL WILLACY, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

No noticeable change in drought conditions was observed across coastal Willacy County; Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county, no noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected.  Severe (D2) conditions continued across much of the county, with only a slight sliver of Extreme (D3) drought conditions remaining along the western edge of the county.

Drought in CAMERON, TEXAS
From 07-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 13-MAR-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Other Federal Agency

Despite a few showers dropping light amounts of rain over the county during the week, drought conditions worsened across the county. The entire county was engulfed in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.