Drought conditions became worse over several counties in the western and northwestern portions of North Texas. Little change in drought conditions occurred over the rest of the region.

Drought in EASTLAND, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Eastland County spent all of April 2014 in Severe/D2 drought.

Drought in ERATH, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Erath County spent most of April 2014 split between Extreme/D3 drought across the southern half of the county and Severe/D2 conditions across the northern half. By the end of the month, all of Erath County was classified in the Extreme/D3 category.

Drought in JOHNSON, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Johnson County spent the majority of April 2014 split between Extreme/D3 conditions over the western two-thirds of the county and Severe/D2 across the eastern third. On April 29, all of Johnson county was classified under the Extreme/D3 category.

Drought in ELLIS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

For most of April, Ellis County experienced Severe/D2 drought over at least the western half of the county. By April 29, conditions had deteriorated to Extreme/D3 over the western third of the county with Severe/D2 across the rest of the county.

Drought in MCLENNAN, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

McLennan County spent April 2014 with Severe/D2 conditions over the western half of the county and Moderate/D1 over the eastern half. Extreme/D3 conditions began to creep into western fringes of the county by the end of the month.

Drought in CORYELL, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Coryell County spent April 2014 with Extreme/D3 conditions over the western two-thirds of the county and Severe/D2 over the eastern third. Extreme/D3 conditions began to creep farther east during the last few days of the month.

Drought in BELL, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Bell County resided on the edge of the north Texas drought, experiencing Severe/D2 conditions across only far western portions of the county. The rest of Bell County remained in Moderate/D1 drought.

Drought in MILLS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

After beginning April with Extreme/D3 conditions in place, Mills County experienced a brief improvement to D2/Severe during the middle part of the month. By April 29th, Mills County fell back into the Extreme/D3 category.

Drought in COMANCHE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Comanche County spent all of April 2014 with Extreme/D3 drought covering the southern two-thirds of the county and Severe/D2 over the northern third.

Drought in MONTAGUE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Montague County began April split between D2/Severe drought in the western half of the county and D1/Moderate in the east. By the end of the month, D2/Severe drought covered all of the county with some spots reaching D3/Extreme category.

Drought in COOKE, TEXAS
From 03-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions over the southeastern half of Cooke County at the beginning of April expanded to cover all of the county around the middle of the month. These moderate drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.

Drought in GRAYSON, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Grayson County for all of April 2014.

Drought in DENTON, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 drought conditions covered Denton County for all of April 2014.

Drought in FANNIN, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Fannin County spent all of April 2014 with Extreme/D3 conditions over the northeastern quarter of the county, and Severe/D2 across the rest of the county.

Drought in LAMAR, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lamar County Experienced Extreme/D3 conditions over the northwestern quarter of the county, Severe/D2 over the central part of the county and Moderate/D1 conditions over the southeastern corner of the county for all of April 2014.

Drought in YOUNG, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Young County for all of April 2014.

Drought in LAMPASAS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Lampasas County for all of April 2014.

Drought in HAMILTON, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Hamilton County for all of April 2014.

Drought in BOSQUE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Bosque County for all of April 2014.

Drought in HOOD, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 01-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Hood County for all of April 2014.

Drought in SOMERVELL, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 01-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme/D3 conditions covered Somerville County for all of April 2014.

Drought in JACK, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Jack County spent most of April 2014 in Severe/D2 drought. Below normal rain caused conditions to deteriorate further...leading to a downgrade to Extreme/D3 conditions county-wide by the end of the month.

Drought in WISE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Wise County spent the first half of April split between Severe/D2 conditions over the southwestern half of the county and Moderate/D1 over the northeastern half. By the middle of the month, conditions became Severe/D2 over the entire county, and remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in COLLIN, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe/D2 conditions covered Collin County during most of April 2014. By the end of the month, conditions were downgraded to Extreme/D3 due to continued below-normal precipitation.

Drought in HUNT, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 2.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Hunt County spent all of April 2014 split between Severe/D2 conditions over the northern half of the county and Moderate/D1 conditions across the south.

Drought in ROCKWALL, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Rockwall County, being a small county on the edge of the near-normal and below-normal rainfall, wavered between D1/moderate and D2/Severe drought during April 2014.

Drought in STEPHENS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Stephens County Spent the first half of April split between Severe/D2 drought over the southwestern third of the county and D3/Extreme drought over the northeastern two-thirds of the county. By April 15, all of Stephens County was classified as D3/Extreme, and conditions remained as such through the end of the month.

Drought in PALO PINTO, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 4.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Palo Pinto County spent all of April 2014 classified as residing in the D3/Extreme drought category.

Drought in PARKER, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

For all of April 2014, Severe/D2 drought were in place over all but the far southern reaches of the Parker County, where Extreme/D3 conditions resided.

Drought in TARRANT, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Tarrant County spent the majority of April 2014 with Severe/D2 conditions over the northern three-quarters of the county, and Extreme/D3 over the southern quarter. By the end of the month, Extreme/D3 covered all but the extreme northeastern corner of the county.

Drought in DALLAS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-14 00:00:00 to 30-APR-14 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 3.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

After beginning April 2014 in Severe/D2 drought, much of Dallas County improved to Moderate/D1 after a week of receiving nice rainfall. Conditions quickly deteriorated back to Severe/D2 by the middle of April, with much of the county falling into Extreme/D3 by the end of the month.