Warm and dry weather started November 2023, maintaining a pocket of Severe (D2) Drought across portions of Hidalgo, Starr, Brooks, and Kenedy County. The season's first El Nino-related multi-day rainfall event (November 10-13) would finish off the remaining area by the 14th, and dryness would ultimately be removed from all areas by early December.

Drought in KENEDY ISLAND, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 06-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the northern portions of the Kenedy County barrier island. Residual moisture from prior late October rains would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) Drought on the 7th.

Drought in COASTAL KENEDY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 06-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the northern portions of coastal Kenedy County. Residual moisture from prior late October rains would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) Drought on the 7th.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across southern Brooks County to start November.  Rainfall of 3 to 6 inches between November 10 and 13 in this area would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) on the 14th.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the eastern two-thirds of Starr County, from Roma to just east of Agua Nueva.  Rainfall of 4 to more than 7 inches inches between November 10 and 13 in this area would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) and Abnormally Dry (D0) on the 14th.

Drought in INLAND KENEDY COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across a portion of western and north-central Kenedy County encompassing an area from Armstrong to the county line north of Sarita but not the northwestern sliver of the County.  Rainfall of 3 to more than 7 inches between the 10th and 13th would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) Drought and Abnormally Dry (D0) on the 14th.

Drought in NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across northern Hidalgo County, mainly west of Interstate 69C.  Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches between November 10th and 13th in this area would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) on the 14th.

Drought in SOUTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 110.00M
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the western two-thirds of southern Hidalgo County, from near Progresso northwest through Donna to San Carlos (4 miles east of Edinburg).  Rainfall of 3 to 5 inches between November 10th and 13th in this area would improve conditions to Moderate (D1) on the 14th.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-23 00:00:00 to 13-NOV-23 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across the southeastern corner of Jim Hogg County, from east of Agua Nueva to the Brooks County line.  Rainfall of 4 to more than 6 inches inches between November 10th and 13th in this area would improve conditions to Abnormally Dry (D0) on the 14th.