Drought Information Statement for Southeast TX and Southwest LA Valid November, 28, 2025 Issued By: WFO Lake Charles, LA Contact Information: This product will be updated December, 04, 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/LCH/DroughtInformationStatement for previous statements. Please visit https://www.drought.gov/drought-status-updates/ for regional drought status updates. DROUGHT CONDITIONS HEADLINE/KEY MESSAGES 1 U.S. Drought Monitor Drought Intensity and Extent D4 (Exceptional Drought): [State each county or region under D4 or remove subheading.] D3 (Extreme Drought): [State each county or region under D3 or remove subheading.] D2 (Severe Drought): [State each county or region under D2 or remove subheading.] D1 (Moderate Drought): [State each county or region under D1 or remove subheading.] D0: (Abnormally Dry): [State each county or region under D0 or remove subheading. Recent Change in Drought Intensity One Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Parts of central and southern Louisiana. No Change: The bulk of southeast Texas, and southwest Louisiana Recent Change in Drought Intensity Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: [State each county or region within WFO region where a class degradation occurred. If nowhere is under a class degradation, remove subheading.] No Change: [State each county or region within WFO region where no class change occurred. If nowhere is under no change, remove subheading.] Drought Improved: [State each county or region within WFO region where a class improvement occurred. If nowhere is under a class improvement, remove subheading.] Precipitation Light rain totals occurred with a cold front early this week Rainfall totals remained below normal for a bulk of the region Summary of Impacts Links: See/submit Condition Monitoring Observer Reports (CMOR) and view the Drought Impacts Reporter Hydrologic Impacts Reduced flows on area rivers, especially the Sabine and Neches River Basins in southeast Texas and Atchafalaya and Mermentau River Basins in south central Louisiana Agricultural Impacts Severely Dry Crop Soil Moisture Index Fire Hazard Impacts Increased wildfire risk when coupled with low humidity and elevated winds. Other Impacts There are no known impacts at this time. Mitigation Actions Please refer to your municipality and/or water provider for mitigation information. Seven Day Precipitation Forecast Multiple rounds of rain are expected from this weekend through the coming week Widespread 1-3 inches of rain is forecast from Saturday through Monday Long-Range Outlooks The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Over the next 3 months, there is a 30 to 40% chance of below normal precipitation and a 30 to 50 percent chance of above normal temperatures. Drought Outlook The latest monthly and seasonal outlooks can be found on the CPC homepage Over the next 3 months, drought conditions are predicted to persist or develop across coastal Texas and much of south and central Louisiana Drought improvement is possible across portions of Deep East Texas and west central Louisiana Links to the latest: Climate Prediction Center Monthly Drought Outlook Climate Prediction Center Seasonal Drought Outlook