Severe weather dominated headlines for the month of May, but drought conditions continued to be a important weather topic across North Texas.

Drought in HILL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe/D2 drought conditions occurred over roughly the western half of Hill County for all of May 2013.

Drought in MILLS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Mills County for the first half of May 2013. Beneficial rains from thunderstorms during the middle of the month led to improvement to Moderate/D1 conditions over all but the far southern portions of the county during the second half of May.

Drought in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions across the western half of McLennan County during the first half of May improved during the second half of the month; due to over 3 inches of rain occurring during this period. By the end of the month, conditions had improved to Moderate/D1 severity over all but the extreme western tip of the county.

Drought in LIMESTONE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought covered the majority of Limestone County during the first half of May. Conditions improved to Moderate/D1 over the northern half of the county during the second half of the month, due to beneficial rains, with Severe/D2 continuing across the southern half of the county through the end of the month.

Drought in FREESTONE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered all but the extreme northern portions of Freestone County during all of May. Extreme/D3 conditions briefly surfaced across the southern third of the county during the second week of the month. Fortunately, convective weather around the middle of May ended the brief run of D3 severity.

Drought in LAMPASAS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/ D3 drought conditions covered most of Lampasas County at the beginning of May. Conditions were upgraded to Severe/D2 during the second week of  May, and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western two-thirds of Coryell County began May of 2013 in Extreme/D3 drought, with the eastern third classified under Severe/D2 status. The areas under D3 severity were upgraded to D2 by the second week of the month. Severe/D2 drought remained over all but the northwestern corner of the county, where conditions had improved to D1/Moderate severity by the end of the month.

Drought in BELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-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 Bell County for approximately the first half of May 2013. Conditions were upgraded to Moderate/D1 over the eastern half of the county during third week of the month, splitting the county into severe drought over the western half and moderate over the east for the second half of the month.

Drought in FALLS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought conditions were classified as Severe/D2 across all of Falls County during the first half of May, 2013, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Conditions were upgraded to Moderate/D1 by May 21, and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in MILAM, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered all of Milam County at the beginning of May, 2013. Conditions improved slowly but steadily from northeast to southwest across the county during the month, and all of Milam county had improved to D1/Moderate drought by the final week of May.

Drought in ROBERTSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-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 May improved to Moderate/D1 by the middle of the month over all but the northern tip of the county. Conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in LEON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions in place over the vast majority of Leon County during the first half of May were upgraded to Severe/D2 status around the middle of the month. Conditions improved further to D1/Moderate severity over the southern third of the county by the end of the month, with severe drought continuing over the rest of the area.

Drought in ANDERSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions were in place over the southern half of Anderson County for the entire month of May 2013.

Drought in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions over Montague County at the Beginning of May deteriorated to Extreme/D3 conditions by May 14. Thunderstorms activity during the middle of the month brought about an upgrade to D2/severe conditions by the U.S. Drought Monitor on May 21. D2 drought severity remained in place county-wide through the end of the month.

Drought in COOKE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Cooke County was classified under D2/Severe drought for the entire month of May 2013.

Drought in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Grayson County experienced D2/severe drought across roughly the western half of the county from the beginning of May until week 3. By May 28, the county had been upgraded to D0/D1 conditions and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in YOUNG, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 10.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Young County was one of the harder hit counties during the month of May, experiencing D4/Exceptional drought severity for the entire month.

Drought in JACK, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Jack County spent the month of May split between Extreme/D3 drought in the east, and Severe/D2 drought in the west for the entire month.

Drought in WISE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Wise County spent the entire month of May in D2/Severe drought conditions.

Drought in DENTON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U. S. Drought Monitor, Denton County experienced Severe/D2 drought across roughly the northwestern two-thirds of the county for the entire month of May.

Drought in STEPHENS, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Stephens County was categorized under Extreme/D3 drought conditions for the entire month of May 2013.

Drought in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Palo Pinto County was split between Extreme/D3 drought across the northwestern half of the county and Severe/D2 conditions over the southwestern half for the majority of May 2013. The exception was during the first week of the month when the southwestern corner of the county was briefly classified as Moderate/D1 drought severity.

Drought in PARKER, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions which were in place over the northern third of Parker County at the beginning of May expanded to encompass the entire county by May 14. Severe/D2 drought remained in place over the entire county through the end of the month.

Drought in PARKER, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 5.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/d2 drought conditions which were in place over the northern third of Parker County at the beginning of May expanded to encompass the entire county by May 14. Severe/d2 drought remained in place over the entire county through the end of the month.

Drought in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Tarrant County began May with only the northwestern corner of the county experiencing Severe /D2 drought. By May 14, the drought expended to include roughly the western half of the county, with Moderate/D1 conditions over the eastern half. These conditions continued through the end of the month.

Drought in EASTLAND, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-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, Eastland County spent the entire month of May 2013 in Severe/D2 drought.

Drought in ERATH, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions were present over only the southern fourth of the county at the beginning of May, with Moderate/D1 drought across the rest of the county. By May 14, the Severe/D2 drought conditions had spread across all of Erath County and remained in place through the end of the month.

Drought in HOOD, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

D2/Severe drought conditions over extreme southern portions of Hood County at the beginning of May spread northward across the rest of the county by the middle of the month. Severe/D2 drought then remained in placed across Hood County through the end of the month.

Drought in HAMILTON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered all of Hamilton County during the first half of May. Approximately 3 inches of rain occurred during the third week across much of the area, which led to an upgrade to Moderate/D1 conditions over the western half of the county by May 21. The county remained split between Severe/D2 conditions over the eastern half and Moderate/D1 conditions over the western half through the end of the month.

Drought in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-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 covered Bosque County for all of May 2013.

Drought in SOMERVELL, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-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 covered all of Somervell County for the entire month of May 2013.

Drought in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought over the far western reaches of Johnson County at the beginning of May spread east to cover all of the county by May 14th. Severe/D2 conditions remained in place over all but the extreme eastern portions of Johnson County, where D1/Moderate drought returned, through the end of the month.

Drought in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 01-MAY-13 00:00:00 to 31-MAY-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered the majority of Comanche County in May 2013. The exceptions were the small northeast corner of the county, which fell under Moderate/D1 severity during the first half of the month; and the southern third of the county, which was upgraded from Severe/D2 to Moderate/D1 severity during the second half of the month.