Drought Information Statement for South Central Texas Valid August 7, 2025 Issued By: NWS Austin/San Antonio Contact Information: sr-ewx.webmaster@noaa.gov This product will be updated September 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. The trend of above normal rainfall continued over the past 30 days Most streamflows continue to show improvement from recent significant rainfall while western reservoirs continue to struggle with low storage. Influence of significant rain since mid June continues to promote improved the short term and long term drought. U.S. Drought Monitor Drought intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): Covers much of Medina County. Percent of Area: 2.78% D3 (Extreme Drought): Covers portions of Bexar, Atascosa, Medina, Uvalde, Val Verde, and Kinney counties. Percent of Area: 8.13% D2 (Severe Drought): Covers portions of the Southern Edwards Plateau, Bexar County, and portions of the Winter Garden. Percent of Area: 18.04% D1 (Moderate Drought): Encompasses portions of the Coastal Plains, Rio Grande Plains, and I-35 Corridor. Percent of Area: 20.70% Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: None. No Change: Much of the southern Edwards Plateau, Hill Country, Coastal Plains, and Rio Grande Plains Drought Improved: Most location Precipitation The majority of the service area saw near to above normal rainfall over the past 30 days with some areas seeing significant rainfall in early July. A large swath of 200-800% of normal rainfall over the past 30 days stretches from the Rio Grande Plains through the Hill Country. Portions of the Winter Garden, I-35 corridor, and Coastal Plains saw 50-75% of normal rainfall over the past 30 days. Summary of Impacts Hydrologic Impacts The majority of streamflows across the service area fall within the Normal to Much above normal percentile. (USGS) Only a few watersheds along the I-35 corridor and Coastal Plains fall within the below normal percentile. (USGS) Improvement in storage was observed for area reservoirs like Medina and Amistad remain low. Agricultural Impacts Please see the latest Crop & Weather Report from Texas A&M Agrilife. Soil moistures across the service area are shown in the near to well above normal range as of Aug 7th. (NWS Climate Prediction Center) Fire Hazard Impacts Normal wildland fire danger is now expected for the months of August and September. (National Interagency Coordination Center) Drought Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Select Municipality Restrictions (as of 8/7/2025) City of Uvalde: Stage 5 City of Fredericksburg: Stage 4 City of Kerrville: Stage 3 City of San Antonio: Stage 4 City of Universal City: Stage 3 City of Llano: Stage 1 City of Georgetown: Stage 1 City of New Braunfels: Stage 2 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 1056.24 feet 34.2% Lake Austin 492.9 feet 492.05 feet 95.1% Lake Buchanan 1020.00 feet 1019.85 feet 99.6% Canyon Lake 909.00 feet 892.71 feet 68.6% Georgetown Lake 791.00 feet 791.41 feet 100% Granger Lake 504.00 feet 504.41 feet 100% Lake LBJ 825.00 feet 824.74 feet 98.5% Lake Marble Falls 738.00 feet 736.63 feet 97.0% Medina Lake 1064.2 feet 984.63 feet 6.4% Lake Travis 681.00 feet 675.15 feet 90.2% Table caption: TWDB Reservoir conditions as of Aug 7, 2025. The majority of streamflows across the service area fall within the Normal to Much above normal percentile. Only a few watersheds along the I-35 corridor and Coastal Plains fall within the below normal percentile. Additional data: Edwards Aquifer, Bexar Index Well J-17 as of Aug 7, 2025: 10 day average: 633.2 Historical Monthly Average: 657.0 Departure from Average: -27.4 Agricultural Impacts Soil moistures across the service area are shown in the near to well above normal range as of Aug 7th. Crop moisture index values show near normal conditions to much above normal conditions due to recent rains across portions of the Hill Country while portions of the Winter Garden are seen as below normal. Fire Hazard Impacts Keetch Byram Drought Index values of less than 200 are noted for a majority of the service area. Values range between 400 and 700 in the Rio Grande Plains with between 200 and 500 in the Coastal Plains. The Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook for August shows normal values. Burn bans remain for 3 of our 33 counties as of Aug 7, 2025. Latest County Burn Ban map available here. Link to Wildfire Potential Outlooks from the National Interagency Coordination Center. Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage The temperature outlook for the month of August shows potential for above normal values for August. The precipitation outlook the month of August leans towards equal chances for above, below, or normal rainfall for much of the area. The southern Edwards Plateau leans towards below normal rainfall for August. Drought Outlook The monthly drought outlook for August shows drought persisting across the southern half of the service area. The three month drought outlook shows drought conditions persisting across the southern half of the service area. The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage