A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

Drought in GILLESPIE, TEXAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

Drought in KENDALL, TEXAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

Drought in KERR, TEXAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

Drought in VAL VERDE, TEXAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.

Drought in EDWARDS, TEXAS
From 01-JUL-12 00:00:00 to 31-JUL-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

A wetter than normal period in the middle of July brought significant relief to the drought leaving only Edwards, Gillespie, Kendall, Kerr, and Val Verde Counties in the severe drought category (Stage D2). Of these, only in Gillespie did the drought worsen this month. Fire danger at the end of the month was moderate to very high and 15 counties had burn bans in effect. The Texas Crop and Weather Report issued by Texas A and M Agricultural reported that irrigators with shallow wells reported water shortages. Area lakes and reservoirs continued to slowly decline and were generally well below normal pool elevations. Lake Travis was around 42 feet below normal and Medina Lake 60 feet below. The seven day stream flow average across the Lower Colorado River basin was much below normal and the Guadalupe and Rio Grande basins were below normal. The Edwards Aquifer was 18.9 feet below normal. Uvalde was in Stage 4 water restrictions, the San Antonio Water System and City of San Marcos were in Stage 2, and Austin and Kerrville were in Stage 1.