Lack of persistent rainfall and dry to very dry conditions continued into the month of April. Severe (D2) Drought persisted across most of Kenedy Island, Coastal Kenedy, Inland Willacy, Inland Cameron, southern Hidalgo, most of northern Hidalgo, and southeastern Starr County. Meanwhile, Extreme (D3) Drought continued across northern Starr, the northern portion of northern Hidalgo, portions of Coastal Kenedy, and all of Inland Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, and Zapata Counties.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 17-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to continue into April. Abundant rainfall of 0.50 to 4 across the county on April 7th allowed all of the county to exit Extreme (D3) Drought and drop to Moderate (D1) Drought. Severe (D2) Drought lingered for the very southeastern part of the county until the drought monitor update on April 18th.

Drought in CAMERON, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Severe (D2) Drought to continue into April. Abundant rainfall of 0.25 to 3 across the county on March 28th and 29th allowed most of the county to exit Severe (D2) drought for all except the northern portion of it near Sebastian. Additional rain on April 7th allowed Severe (D2) drought to exit the rest of the county.

Drought in COASTAL KENEDY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to continue into April. Around 0.25 of rain on March 28th and 29th allowed Extreme (D3) to be maintained into early April. More widespread and abundant rainfall of 1.5 to 4 across Coastal Kenedy on April 7th allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to exit the county and drop below Severe (D2) Drought as well.

Drought in INLAND KENEDY COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 17-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to continue into April. Around 0.25 of rain on March 28th and 29th allowed Extreme (D3) to be maintained into early April. More widespread and abundant rainfall of 0.75 to 3 across Inland Kenedy on April 7th allowed Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) Drought to be reduced to Moderate (D1) Drought for all but the western portion of the county. Additional rain the morning of April 11th allowed the western portion of the county to exit Severe (D2) Drought.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 30-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to continue into April. Around 1 of rain west of Hebbronville allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to leave the northwestern tip of the county for the April 4th update. Significant rain on the order of 0.5 to 4 of rain fell across the county on April 6th and 7th, which allowed Extreme (D3) to leave the entire county and be reduced to Moderate (D1) Drought for the April 11th update. A small sliver of the southwestern portion of the county remained in Severe (D2) Drought through the end of the month.

Drought in KENEDY ISLAND, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Severe (D2) Drought to continue into April. Abundant rain, on the order of 1.5 to 3, fell on April 6th and 7th and allowed Severe (D2) Drought to exit Kenedy Island on the April 11th Drought update.

Drought in NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) Drought to continue for the northern and southern portions, respectively, of northern Hidalgo County into April. While some rain fell across the southern portion of northern Hidalgo County on March 28th and 29th, it wasn't enough to take that part of the county out of Severe (D2) Drought. More significant rain, on the order of 1 to 2, fell on April 7th and allowed both Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) Drought to exit the county for the April 11th Drought Monitor Update.

Drought in SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Severe (D2) Drought to continue for southern Hidalgo County into April. Significant rain, on the order of 1.5 to 4, fell across the southern portions of the county on March 28th and 29th, which allowed all but the northern portion of southern Hidalgo County exit Severe (D2) Drought. Additional rain, on the order of 1.5 to 3.0, on April 7th allowed Severe (D2) Drought to fully exit the county by the April 11th Drought Monitor Update.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 30-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) Drought to continue for northwestern and southeastern, respectively, Starr County into April. Significant rain, on the order of 0.2 to 3.5, fell across the county on March 28th and 29th, with most of it falling in the southeastern portion of the county. This allowed Severe (D2) Drought to exit the southeastern tip of the county. More significant rain, on the order of 0.25 to 3, fell on April 7th and allowed for Extreme (D3) and Severe (D2) Drought to both exit most of the county. A small sliver of Severe (D2) Drought held onto northwestern Starr County through the end of April.

Drought in WILLACY, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Severe (D2) Drought to continue for Inland Willacy County into April. Significant rain, on the order of 0.75 to 1.4, fell across the county on March 28th and 29th. This maintained Severe (D2) Drought through the April 4th Drought Monitor Update. Additional rains of 1.5 to 2 fell on April 7th and allowed for Severe (D2) Drought to exit the county on the April 11th Drought Monitor Update.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 01-APR-23 00:00:00 to 10-APR-23 22:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Lack of persistent rain coupled with dry to very dry conditions allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to continue for Zapata County into April. Light rain on March 28th and 29th allowed for a continuation of Extreme (D3) Drought into early April. Significant rainfall, on the order of 0.75 to 3, fell on April 6th and 7th and allowed Extreme (D3) Drought to be reduced to Moderate (D1) Drought by the April 11th Drought Monitor Update.