1 week Ago
AUSTIN, Texas — While severe storms brought quite a bit of rain on Tuesday, especially east of I-35, we did not see that measured in the latest drought monitor. However, that means improvements should come pretty soon. Over the past week, our drought conditions worsened in the Coastal Plains, as many areas that were in the "moderate" drought fell to the "severe" drought category.
Despite Tuesday's heavy rain, Fayette County fell to the "extreme" category. This is part of a 1% statewide increase in the "severe" drought category and a small increase in the "extreme" drought category. Drought compared to last week The reason most of this week's rain wasn't counted is that it fell after the 7 a.
m. Tuesday deadline for rainfall to be collected. Therefore, the heaviest rainfall seen this past Tuesday will be counted towards next week's monitor.
More rain chances Luckily, there is a chance that we may add to those totals as we head through Thursday, as a line of storms is forecast to reach the Austin metro by 5 p.m. While we don't expect any of this to be severe, we're tracking a few chances of some small hail and strong winds with some of these storms.
We could also get good rainfall in Williamson, Milam and Burnet counties. Both short-range models show those areas getting between an inch and a half to maybe two inches, with isolated higher amounts. However, we've got a ways to go to get out of this drought, as many areas need between 18 to 24 inches of rain to eradicate the drought in our area, with the Austin metro area and Coastal Plains needing the most rainfall.
Stick with KVUE for all the latest on your forecast. Here's the latest seven-day outlook with a chance for more rain Wednesday afternoon..
