Prolonged drought is no stranger to Texas. It seems like the faucet always shuts down in one portion of the state or another every year, and 2023 has been no exception.
Despite a few isolated showers in recent weeks, much of Texas is still in some form of drought with no real relief in sight. Some regions have been abnormally dry for years.
A quick check of the U.S. Drought Monitor showed dry conditions to be the most widespread, and severe, in central and eastern portions of state. Dozens of counties within a wide swath spanning as far south as Refugio County and as far north as Wilbarger County on Texas/ Oklahoma border are in red or brown zones depicting severe, exceptional or extremely dry conditions. The path extends east to west from the Pineywoods to the western edge of the Hill Country as far as Mason and Bandera counties.
