Very dry conditions continued through the first half of April and allowed Exceptional (D4) drought to enter Zapata. Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) drought continued their eastward march towards the coast.  Temporary relief from the drought would arrive in the form of thunderstorm clusters late on the 25th and early on the 26th, improving drought conditions in all areas, and ending severe drought in ranch areas along and east of Interstate Highway 69C.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 18-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Very dry conditions and several dry cold fronts allowed Exceptional (D4) Drought to enter the western half of Zapata County.

Drought in SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 25-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Very dry conditions, hot temperatures, and several dry cold fronts to end March and begin April allowed Severe (D2) Drought conditions to expand into western Hidalgo County, west of Mission, TX, until late on April 25th and early on April 26th, when thunderstorm clusters dropped generally 1 to 2 inches of rain and improved conditions back to Moderate (D1).

Drought in INLAND KENEDY COUNTY, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 25-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought entered Inland Kenedy County due to very dry conditions and several dry cold fronts to end March and begin April. Thunderstorm clusters late on the 25th and early on the 26th dropped between 1 and 3 inches in western Kenedy, which improved conditions back to moderate levels on the 26th.

Drought in NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 25-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Very dry conditions, hot temperatures, and several dry cold fronts allowed Severe (D2) Drought to enter much of Northern Hidalgo County.  Thunderstorm clusters late on the 25th and early on the 26th dropped between 1 and 3 inches of rain, and helped improve conditions back to moderate (D1) on the 26th.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 25-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) expanded eastward into Brooks County due to very dry conditions, hot temperatures, and several dry cold fronts to end March and begin April. The extreme drought covered the northwest portion of the county from approx. 3 miles west of Falfurrias to approx. 8 miles north of the Starr/Brooks/Jim Hogg County line. Severe (D2) drought covered the rest of the county.
Heavy rainfall from thunderstorm clusters late on April 25th and early on April 26th, generally between 2 and 5 inches, would improve conditions across the county on April 26th.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 25-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Very dry conditions, hot temperatures, and several dry cold fronts into mid April allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to expand into western Starr County. The extreme drought extended from approx. 7 miles of FM 1017 to approx. 4 miles east of Roma, TX on April 12th.
Torrential rains from thunderstorm clusters late on April 25th and early on April 26th, with general totals of 2 to more than 4 inches, would improve drought conditions on April 26th.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 12-APR-22 00:00:00 to 18-APR-22 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Extreme (D3) Drought continued to expand across most of Jim Hogg County during the middle of April, covering all but the far southeastern part of the county near the border of Starr and Brooks Counties. Very dry conditions, hot temperatures, and several dry cold fronts to end March and begin April led to the expansion.