Drought conditions made another slight improvement through the month of January with several significant precipitation events. Drought levels made improvements over all of the South Plains, Rolling Plains, and extreme southern Texas Panhandle. Exceptional drought (D4) was reduced from the western South Plains just to the extreme southwestern Texas Panhandle. Extreme drought (D3) conditions remained over a majority of the South Plains. Most of the Rolling Plains remained in abnormally dry (D0) to moderate drought (D1).
A number of significant precipitation events occurred during the month of January. A strong upper level storm system dived into northern Mexico which initially brought a line of thunderstorms to the eastern South Plains and Rolling Plains on the 29th. This strong upper level storm system moved out over central Texas producing widespread snowfall that began on December 31st and came to an end on January 1st across the Rolling Plains and portions of the eastern South Plains. Widespread snowfall of two to four inches was observed with isolated amounts up to 8.5 inches. The next winter storm occurred from the 9th into the 10th. The southern South Plains and southern Rolling Plains saw the most snow from this system with 11 inches at Denver City. Much of the South Plains and Rolling Plains saw widespread 4-7 inches of snowfall from this storm while the extreme southern Texas Panhandle observed 1-3 inches. A third precipitation event occurred on the 24th. A broken line of thunderstorms including one severe storm moved across the region dumping from one half inch to 1.5 inches of rainfall.

Drought in BAILEY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in LAMB, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in HALE, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in COCHRAN, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in HOCKLEY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in YOAKUM, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in TERRY, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in LYNN, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in PARMER, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in CASTRO, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Drought in SWISHER, TEXAS
From 01-JAN-21 00:00:00 to 31-JAN-21 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor