Dry conditions continued in August of 2013 with most of the region experiencing rainfall deficits between 1 and 2 inches for the month. Extreme / D3 drought was felt over the southern and far western reaches of north Texas during August 2013. Otherwise Severe/D2 drought covered the vast majority of the region due to the below-normal summer rainfall.

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

Grayson County spent the first, second and third weeks of August with Severe/D2 drought over the southeastern corner of the county, and Moderate/D1 conditions across  the rest of the county. This was one of the drier areas of north Texas in August with the Sherman/Denison airport only recording 0.15 inches of rain. This led to a downgrade to D2/Severe drought for the entire county during the final week of the month.

Drought in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Fannin County for August 2013.

Drought in RAINS, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 were in place across Rains county for all of August 2013.

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

Severe/D2 conditions in place over Delta County during the first, second and third weeks of August 2013 were downgraded to Extreme/D3 during the final week of the month.

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

Severe/D2 conditions over Hopkins County were downgraded to extreme/D3 over the northern fourth of the county during the final week of August 2013. D2 conditions remained in place across the rest of the county during that final week.

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

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered Stephens County for all of August 2013.

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

Palo Pinto County spent all of August 2013 with Extreme/D3 drought conditions over the western half of the county, and Severe/D2 conditions over the eastern half.

Drought in SOMERVELL, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Somervell County for all of August 2013.

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

Severe/D2 drought conditions over the eastern half of Hill County during the first half of August 2013 were expanded to include the entire county during the third week of the month. These conditions continued county-wide through the end of the month.

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

Extreme/D3 drought conditions covered the heart of Navarro County, while Severe/D2 conditions were in place around the edges of the county. This was the case for all of August of 2013.

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

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Parker County for all of August 2013.

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

Conditions were particularly dry over Mclennan County in August of 2013 with Waco receiving just under a quarter of an inch of rain for the month. Subsequently, moderate to severe (D1-D2) drought conditions over Mclennan County at the beginning of August 2013 were downgraded to severe to extreme (D2-D3) during the second half of the month.

Drought in BELL, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 far western portions of Bell County during August 2013. By the end of the month, severe drought was expanded to cover all of the county.

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

Severe/D2 drought conditions in place across Falls County during the first, second and third weeks of August were downgraded to Extreme/D3 across the eastern half of the county by the end of the month.

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

Extreme/D3 drought covered all of Young County for the entire month of August 2013.

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

Extreme/D3 drought was felt over the western fourth of Jack County, while Severe/D2 drought was in place across the remainder of the county, for all of August 2013.

Drought in DENTON, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 in place across Denton county for all of August 2013.

Drought in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 in place across Collin county for all of August 2013.

Drought in HUNT, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 in place across Hunt county for all of August 2013.

Drought in ROCKWALL, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 were in place across Rockwall county for all of August 2013.

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

Severe/D2 conditions over all of Limestone County during the first half of August deteriorated to Extreme/D3 across most of the county around the middle of the month, and remained as such through the end of the month.

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

Drought conditions were classified as D3/Extreme over all of Freestone County for the entire month of August 2013.

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

Anderson County spent all of August 2013 with Extreme/D3 conditions over the western third of the county and Severe/D2 conditions over the eastern two-thirds.

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

Leon County was split between Extreme/ D3 conditions across the northern half of the county, and Severe/D2 across the southern half for all of August 2013.

Drought in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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, Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Johnson County for all of August 2013.

Drought in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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, Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Ellis County for all of August 2013.

Drought in KAUFMAN, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Kaufman County for all of August 2013.

Drought in VAN ZANDT, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Van Zandt  County for all of August 2013.

Drought in HENDERSON, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Henderson  County for all of August 2013.

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

Severe/D2 drought affected the far northern reaches of Comanche County during August of 2013. Conditions were classified as Moderate/D1 across the rest of the County.

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

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Tarrant County for all of August 2013.

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

According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Dallas County for all of August 2013.

Drought in EASTLAND, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Eastland County for all of August 2013.

Drought in ERATH, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Erath County for all of August 2013.

Drought in HOOD, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 Hood County for all of August 2013.

Drought in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-13 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions were felt over the southwestern corner of Montaque County during August 2013. The rest of the county was in better shape with moderate to abornormally dry conditions in place.

Drought in MILAM, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 conditions covered all of Milam County for the entire month of August 2013.

Drought in ROBERTSON, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 conditions covered all of Robertson County for the entire month of August 2013.

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

Paris received a mere 0.07 inches of rain during the month of August. This led to a downgrade from moderate/severe drought to severe/extreme drought across Lamar County during the final week of the month.

Drought in WISE, TEXAS
From 01-AUG-13 00:00:00 to 31-AUG-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 in place across Wise county for all of August 2013.

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

Severe/D2 drought conditions over the far northern portions of Bosque County during the first half of August 2013 were expanded to cover the entire county during the third week of the month. These conditions continued county-wide through the end of August.