Widespread severe drought conditions held strong across North Texas in September. Rainfall was generally near normal, which was fortunately enough to eradicate most cases of extreme drought.

Drought in LIMESTONE, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Limestone County began September of 2013 with Extreme/D3 conditions covering the majority of the county. Conditions were upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month following beneficial rains received during the preceding week.

Drought in HENDERSON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Henderson County at the beginning of September 2013 were downgraded to Extreme/D3 by the 17th of the month. Conditions were upgraded back to Severe/D2 on September 24th following beneficial rainfall received during the preceding week.

Drought in FREESTONE, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions at the beginning of September 2013 were eventually upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month following beneficial rainfall which was received over much of the area during the preceding week.

Drought in ROBERTSON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions in place over Robertson County at the beginning of September of 2013 were upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month, following beneficial rainfall received during the preceding week.

Drought in LEON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions in place over Leon County at the beginning of September of 2013 were upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month, following beneficial rainfall received during the preceding week.

Drought in ANDERSON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Anderson County began September of 2013 split between Severe/D2 conditions across the north and Extreme/D3 conditions across the southern part of the county. The extreme conditions were expanded to cover all of the county on the 17th, only to be upgraded to Severe/D2 county-wide on the 24th due to beneficial rains received during the preceding week.

Drought in COOKE, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Cooke County was evenly split between moderate/D1 drought over the western half and Severe/D2 drought over the eastern half during September 2013.

Drought in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all of Grayson County during September 2013.

Drought in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all of Fannin County during September 2013.

Drought in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Despite receiving around 3 inches of rain, Lamar County was classified as being in Extreme/D3 drought through the whole month of September 2013.

Drought in YOUNG, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered most of Young County during the first half of September 2013. The September 19 rain event allowed for an upgrade to Severe/D2 conditions on the 9/24 outlook, and these conditions remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in JACK, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 01-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

For the first, second and third weeks in September 2013: Extreme/D3 conditions were felt over the southwestern corner of Jack County with Severe/D2 conditions across the rest of the county.
For the final week of the month: Conditions were classified as Severe/D2 county-wide.

Drought in WISE, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions were felt over all of Wise County for all of September 2013.

Drought in DENTON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe/D2 drought conditions were felt over all of Denton County for all of September 2013. Conditions were even downgraded to Extreme/D3 over the southeastern third of the county for a week during the middle of the month. The 9/19 rain led to the removal of this small Extreme/D3 region.

Drought in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered Collin County during the first and final weeks of September 2013. Conditions were downgraded to Extreme/D3 for roughly 10 days during the middle of the month before the 9/19 rains allowed for the removal of the Extreme classification.

Drought in HUNT, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered most of Hunt County up until the 9/19 rain event. This rain prompted the removal of the extreme wording, leaving Severe/D2 conditions across the county for the last week and a half of the month.

Drought in DELTA, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Delta County up until the 9/19 rains. This rain event prompted the removal of the extreme classification, leaving Severe/D2 conditions in place through the end of the month.

Drought in HOPKINS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions over the western half of Hopkins County at the beginning of September were expanded to include all of the county by September 17. These conditions were downgraded to Severe/D2 following the 9/19 rain event. D2 conditions remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in PARKER, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Parker County spent all of September 2013 in Severe/D2 drought. The exception was during week 3 when Extreme/D3 conditions reached the southeastern corner of the county; only to be removed after the 9/19 rainfall event.

Drought in RAINS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Rains County spent the first and last weeks of September in Severe/D2 drought while the middle weeks were spent in Extreme/D3.

Drought in STEPHENS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

For Stephens County, Severe/D2 conditions covered the northern half and Extreme/D3 covered the southern half of the county up until the rain event on 9/19. After this rain, all of Stephens County was classified under Severe/D2 drought through the end of the month.

Drought in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Palo Pinto County County was split between Extreme/D3 conditions over the western half and Severe/D2 conditions over the eastern half of the county up until the 9/19 rain event. After these rains, extreme drought was removed, leaving all of the county in Severe/D2 drought through the end of the month.

Drought in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Tarrant County were downgraded to Extreme/D3 on Sept 17, only to be upgraded back to Severe/D2 by September 24 following the 9/19 rainfall event.

Drought in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Dallas County were downgraded to Extreme/D3 on Sept 17, only to be upgraded back to Severe/D2 by September 24 following the 9/19 rainfall event.

Drought in ROCKWALL, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Rockwall County were downgraded to Extreme/D3 on Sept 17, only to be upgraded back to Severe/D2 by September 24 following the 9/19 rainfall event.

Drought in EASTLAND, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions in place across Eastland County were upgraded to Moderate/D1 over all but the far northern reaches of the county during the last week of the month.

Drought in HOOD, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions at the beginning of September deteriorated to Extreme/D3 around the middle of the month. Conditions improved to Severe/D2 again by the 24th following widespread rainfall that week, and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in ERATH, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Erath County began September with Severe/D2 drought conditions in place county-wide. A downgrade to Extreme/D3 conditions was done on September 10th over the southeastern fourth of the county. These conditions were removed after the September 19th rain event, and Severe/D2 conditions were again the norm from the 24th through the end of the month, with a few spots even reaching Moderate/D1 status.

Drought in SOMERVELL, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions at the beginning of September 2010 deteriorated to Extreme/D3 by the 10th. Rainfall during the second half of the month brought relief to the county, and conditions had improved back to Severe/D2 by September 24.

Drought in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions at the beginning of September 2013 deteriorated to Extreme/D3 by the 10th of the month. Rainfall on 9/19 brought some relief to the region...prompting the removal of the Extreme/D3 wording and placing all of the county in Severe/D2 conditions by September 24. These conditions continued through the end of the month.

Drought in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Ellis County began September with Extreme/D3 conditions over the southern quarter of the county and Severe/D2 conditions elsewhere. By September 10, Extreme/D3 conditions had spread county-wide. Rainfall on 9/19 brought relief to the area, and conditions were upgraded back to Severe/D2 by the 24th. These conditions remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in KAUFMAN, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Kaufman County at the beginning of September were downgraded to Extreme/D3 by September 10th. Beneficial rains around 9/19 allowed conditions to be upgraded to Severe/D2 by September 24th, and these conditions remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in VAN ZANDT, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Van Zandt County at the beginning of September were downgraded to Extreme/D3 by September 17th. Rainfall around 9/19 brought some relief to the county, allowing for the return of Severe/D2 conditions by September 24th.

Drought in MILAM, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Milam County experienced Severe/D2 drought conditions during all of September 2013.

Drought in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered all of  Bosque County at the beginning and at the end of September. During the middle weeks of the month, western Bosque County was characterized as Severe/D2 drought, while eastern Bosque County was classified as Extreme/D3.

Drought in HILL, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all of Hill County at the beginning of September. Conditions were downgraded to Extreme/D3 by September 10. On the 24th, conditions were uprgaded back to D2/moderate severity.

Drought in NAVARRO, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 00:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 drought over all of Navarro County at the beginning of Sepember improved to Severe/D2 on the 24th, which contunued through the end of the month.

Drought in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Mclennan County began September of 2013 with Extreme/D3 conditions in place. Conditions were upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month following rainfall which occurred during the preceding week.

Drought in FALLS, TEXAS
From 01-SEP-13 00:00:00 to 30-SEP-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions in place over Falls County at the beginning of September of 2013 were upgraded to Severe/D2 by the 24th of the month, following beneficial rainfall received during the preceding week.