Drought Information Statement for South Central Texas Valid June 5, 2025 Issued By: NWS Austin/San Antonio Contact Information: sr-ewx.webmaster@noaa.gov This product will be updated July 4, 2025 or sooner if drought conditions change significantly. Please see all currently available products at https://drought.gov/drought-information-statements. Please visit https://www.weather.gov/ewx/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/ for regional drought status updates. Much of the service area saw above normal rainfall over the past 30 days. Streamflow and reservoirs remain low, but some above normal flow has been noted over the past week from heavy rains. Monthly outlooks shine a ray of hope for some drought relief during the month of May U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): Covers portions of the I-35 Corridor, Hill Country, and Southern Edwards Plateau. Percent of Area: 27.42% D3 (Extreme Drought): Covers portions of the Southern Edwards Plateau, Rio Grande Plains, I-35 Corridor, Hill Country, and Coastal Plains. Percent of Area: 34.96% D2 (Severe Drought): Extends across most of the Coastal Plains and portions of the I-35 Corridor. Percent of Area: 20.75% D1 (Moderate Drought): Encompasses portions of the Coastal Plains and I-35 Corridor. Percent of Area: 12.03% Link to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor for south central Texas https://storage.googleapis.com/noaa-nidis-drought-gov-data/current-conditions/nws-dgt-images/nws-u.s.-drought-monitor-southern.png Precipitation The latest Precipitation Accumulation and Percent of Normal over the past 30 days The service area saw significant rain for the month of May, helping to alleviate some short term drought concerns, but long term deficits remain. Portions of the Hill Country saw between 200-300% of normal rainfall over the past 30 days. Portions of the Rio Grande Plains and Edwards Plateau saw 25-75% of normal rainfall over the past 30 days. Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts Streamflows across much of the service area are within the normal to below normal category. The exception to this would be on the San Antonio River, where above normal flow has been observed this past week. (USGS) Area reservoirs remain extremely low across the service area. See next page for more details Agricultural Impacts Please see the latest Crop & Weather Report from Texas A&M Agrilife Soil moistures across the service area are shown in the below normal range as of June 3. (NWS Climate Prediction Center) Fire Hazard Impacts Above normal wildland fire potential is expected for June and July. (National Interagency Coordination Center) See Fire Hazard page for more details Drought Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Select Municipality Restrictions (as of 6/5/2025) City of Uvalde: Stage 5 City of Fredericksburg: Stage 4 City of Kerrville: Stage 3 City of San Antonio: Stage 3 City of Universal City: Stage 3 City of Llano: Stage 1 City of Georgetown: Stage 2 City of New Braunfels: Stage 3 City of Austin: Stage 2 City of Del Rio: Stage 2 Hydrologic Conditions and Impacts Reservoir Pool Elevation Current Elevation Percent Full Amistad 1117.00 feet 1049.00 feet 28.8% Lake Austin 492.9 feet 492.19 feet 96.0% Lake Buchanan 1020.00 feet 999.94 feet 57.8% Canyon Lake 909.00 feet 877.19 feet 45.4% Georgetown Lake 791.00 feet 780.87 feet 68.7% Granger Lake 504.00 feet 504.91 feet 100% Lake LBJ 825.00 feet 824.81 feet 98.9% Lake Marble Falls 738.00 feet 736.27 feet 94.2% Medina Lake 1064.2 feet 969.81 feet 2.1% Lake Travis 681.00 feet 637.17 feet 43.2% Table caption: TWDB Reservoir conditions as of June 5, 2025 Streamflows across much of the service area are near normal to slightly below normal. Some heavier rainfall over the past 7 days has contributed to above normal streamflow on the San Antonio River Basin. Additional data: Edwards Aquifer, Bexar Index Well J-17 as of June 5, 2025: 10 day average: 631.1 Historical Monthly Average: 662.0 Departure from Average: -28.6 Agricultural Impacts Soil moistures across the service area are shown in the below normal range as of June 3rd. Crop moisture index values show near normal conditions for most of the service area due to recent rains. Fire Hazard Impacts Keetch Byram Drought Index values of less than 400 are noted in the Hill Country, Edwards Plateau, I-35 Corridor, and Coastal Plains. Values range between 500 and 800 in the Rio Grande Plains. Above normal wildland fire potential is expected for June and July. Burn bans remain for 9 of our 33 counties as of June 5, 2025. Latest County Burn Ban map available here. Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center. Rapid Onset Drought Outlook Continued hot temperatures and a lack of rainfall over the next 1-2 weeks will lead to continued Rapid Onset Drought impacts in south-central Texas. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The temperature outlook for the month of June leans towards above normal for all of the service area. The precipitation outlook leans towards near normal rainfall for the entire service area for the month of June. Drought Outlook The monthly drought outlook for June shows drought persisting across the entire service area. The three month drought outlook shows drought conditions persisting across the entire service area. The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage