The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in BANDERA, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in EDWARDS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in KERR, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in KINNEY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in MAVERICK, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in REAL, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in UVALDE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.

Drought in VAL VERDE, TEXAS
From 01-APR-18 00:00:00 to 30-APR-18 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

The western half of South Central Texas had very little rain during the month of April. The area along the Rio Grande Plains was especially hard hit with most locations receiving less than 25% of normal precipitation. As a result, Kinney and Val Verde Counties entered extreme (Stage D3) drought category, and Bandera, Edwards, and Kerr Counties joined Maverick, Real, and Uvalde in severe (D2) category. Edwards, Uvalde, Kinney, and Val Verde Counties had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month. The City of Uvalde instituted Stage 1 water restrictions. Lake Amistad had dropped to 25.2 feet below Conservation Pool Level and Medina Lake was 19.9 feet below. The seven day stream flow average was Much Below Normal (< 10%) on the Upper Guadalupe, Devils, and Pecos Rivers and Below Normal (10-24%) on the Rio Grande and Frio River. The Edwards Aquifer was 5.8 feet below average and 17.7 feet below the 2017 level.