Texas Counties declared disaster areas due to ongoing drought
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 34 counties in Texas as primary and contiguous disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the recent drought.
Primary Disaster Areas:
Austin, Coleman, Runnels, Waller, Burleson, Fayette, Tom Green and Washington counties.
Contiguous Disaster Areas:
Bastrop, Brazos, Brown, Caldwell, Callahan, Colorado, Concho, Coke, Fort Bend, Gonzales, Grimes, Harris, Irion, Lavaca, Lee, McCulloch, Menard, Milam, Mongomery, Nolan, Reagan, Robertson, Schleicher, Sterling, Taylor and Wharton counties.
All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas March 27, 2013.
U.S. Drought Map – March 19, 2013
U.S. Drought Map for March 19, 2013; released by the U.S. Drought Monitor on March 21, 2013.
- As of about 65.24 percent of Contiguous U.S. remains abnormally dry or worse.
- ‘Moderate’ to ‘Exceptional’ drought conditions (D1 – D4 on the chart) cover nearly 52 percent of the country.
- D1 – D4 drought conditions prevail in 91.29 percent of High Plains, more than 63 pct of the West, 58.96 pct of the South, 33.30 pct of Midwest and 23.24pct of Southeast
Precipitation Map (in) for Contiguous United States, March 20 – 26, 2013. Source: HPRCC
FIRE-EARTH Drought Links 2013
- U-S Drought 2013: Fueled by Heat from Hell? January 31, 2013 [FIRE-EARTH Forecast]
- US: Drought Disaster 2013 [Index Page]