September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera (Sep 19), Llano (Sep 19), and Kerr (Sep 26) went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real (Sep 19) went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera (Sep 19), Llano (Sep 19), and Kerr (Sep 26) went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real (Sep 19) went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera (Sep 19), Llano (Sep 19), and Kerr (Sep 26) went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real (Sep 19) went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera, Llano, and Kerr went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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

September was generally dry across South Central Texas and most of the area had no change in drought status. However, a few counties had enough rain to improve one category. Bandera (Sep 19), Llano (Sep 19), and Kerr (Sep 26) went from Exceptional (D4) to Extreme (D3). Real (Sep 19) went from D3 to Severe (D2). Bastrop, Bexar, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Comal, Fayette, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Lavaca, Lee, Travis, and Williamson remained in D4. Atascosa, De Witt, Gonzales, Karnes, Medina, and Wilson remained in D3. Uvalde remained in D2. Area reservoirs continued to drop. Medina Lake dropped 1.1 feet and was 87.0 feet below normal conservation pool level. Lake Buchanan fell 1.3 feet to 27.4 feet below normal. Lake Travis was down 2.9 feet to 52.5 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 1.5 feet to 18.4 feet below normal. The Edwards Aquifer actually rose 1.0 foot but was still 33.2 feet below normal. Most public water systems encouraged at least voluntary water restrictions and many had mandatory restrictions in effect. Some of the larger services had the following: Fredericksburg and Kerrville Stage 4, Llano and Georgetown Stage 3, San Antonio, Universal City, New Braunfels, and Austin Stage 2. At the end of the month, the 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Nueces, Frio, Medina, Guadalupe, and lower Colorado Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Antonio and upper Colorado Rivers. Except for Uvalde and Williamson, all of the counties in D2 or worse drought had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.