Severe to extreme drought conditions were confined to western portions of Central Texas during the month of April, as the rest of the region had received enough rain to remain drought-free.

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

Mills County was split between extreme drought across the northern half of the county and severe drought across the southern half for all of April 2023.

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

Comanche County was split between extreme drought across the southern half of the county and severe drought across the northern half for all of April 2023.

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

Erath County experienced severe drought across the southern half of the county for all of April 2023.

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

Bosque County experienced severe drought across the southwest two-thirds of the county for all of April 2023. A small section of extreme drought touched the far southern reaches of the county for the first half of the month, but improved following a couple rounds of showers and storms.

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

Severe drought plagued most of McLennan County for all of April 2023. Extreme drought occurred across the western half of the county for the first half of the month, but improved after a few good rounds of showers and storms.

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

Severe drought was in place across the northwest half of Falls County for much of April, but was wiped out around the end of the month following the storms which occurred on the 26th and 28th.

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

Severe drought plagued Lampasas County for all of April 2023.

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

Extreme drought was in place across most of Hamilton County for all of April 2023.

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

Extreme drought conditions at the start of April gradually subsided due to rain from multiple rounds of thunderstorms. By the end of the month, only the northwest portions of the county had lingering severe drought conditions.

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

Extreme drought conditions were in place across Coryell County for just about all of April, though some improvement was noted across the southeast part of the county by the end of the month.