Shower activity occurred across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas, but primarily in the northern and eastern portions of the CWA. Rainfall accumulations were minimal.

Drought in COASTAL WILLACY, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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 COASTAL CAMERON, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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 STARR, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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 BROOKS, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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.  A slight sliver of Severe (D2) conditions in the far NW corner of the county slipped into Extreme (D3) conditions, while the remaining sliver of Severe (D2) drought conditions continued along the western edge of the county.

Drought in KENEDY, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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.  Much of the county would remain  in Extreme (D3) conditions, while the NE corner of the county remained in Exceptional (D4) drought conditions.

Drought in HIDALGO, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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) drought conditions continue across much of the county, except for the far western edge of the county, which remained in Severe (D2) drought.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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, little noticeable improvement in drought conditions was detected. Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across much of the county. Slight improvement occurred in the southern tip of the county, where the small sliver of Severe (D2) drought conditions grew.

Drought in CAMERON, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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, drought conditions did not improve across the county. The entire county remained entrenched in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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, drought conditions worsened across the county.  The majority of the county worsened to extreme drought (D3), from severe drought (D2).  The only area in the county remaining in severe drought (D2) is a sliver along the southern edge of the county.

Drought in WILLACY, TEXAS
From 14-MAR-12 00:00:00 to 19-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, drought conditions did not improve. The entire county continued in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.