Menu of 2009 significant weather events for Deep South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley

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New: July-September Outlook - Heat Keeps Building and Dryness/Water Resource Issues Remain. Tropics Remain Wild Card
Spring (March to May) 2025 RGV Weather Summary: A State of Heat and Drought, Broken by a Devastating Flood
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2009 Notable Weather Events
for Deep South Texas and the Lower Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Events are listed from most recent to earliest

January 3rd, 2010: Annual Summary, 2009 – Into the Frying Pan, then Out of the Fire
December 24th: Christmas Eve Wind Gusts Cause Minor Damage
December 17th: A "Texas Nor’easter" Brings More Blustery Cold and Heavy Rainfall to Valley
December 5th: Winter's Early Slam: Chilly Rains Followed by Nasty Wind Chill and a Freeze
October 1st: September brings drought relief, but still warmth
September 22nd-23rd: Strong Storms, More Heavy Rain Ushers in the Cool
September 8th-11th: Drought Denting, Earth Quenching Rains
September 3rd: Searing Heatwave Broken by Welcome Rains
September 1st: Same Story, Different Month: August 2009 - Hot, Dry, Records
August 1st: July 2009 Breaks 1998 Heat Records in Many Areas
July: Reasons for the Season of Heat
June 1^st-3^rd: Hail, Wind, Tornadoes, more Welcome Rains
May 24^th-28^th: Lightning and Wind Damage, Large Hail Accompany Welcome Rains
May 16^th-17^th: Torrential Rains put Slight Dent in Drought
End of April through May 10^th: Animals, Plants stressed by ‘July in May’ Heatwave
April 17^th and 18^th: Hail of a Night in Zapata, More Storms in Starr/Hidalgo
March 27^th: Freaky Friday? Blizzard in Panhandle, Scorching in RGV
January 7^th, 2009: 2008 Weather Year in Review

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