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October temperatures are affecting drought and fire threats

Harris County is the latest county in Southeast Texas to issue a burn ban. Neighboring Fort Bend, Waller, Montgomery, and Liberty counties also have burn bans in effect.

SE Texas continues to see worsening drought conditions with the lack of rain. How much rain is needed and why haven't we seen it?

As drought conditions creep back into southeast Texas, fire danger is also increasing, prompting multiple counties in the area to issue burn bans.

The National Weather Service is warning about an elevated fire risk for southeast Texas as we head into the end of the week and into the weekend.

Half a decade of drought improves after devasting flooding

Heavy rain from the remnants of Barry may bring relief to drought-stricken areas of South Texas

Burn bans and firework restrictions are a regular headline when we’ve had a dry spring and summer. But not in 2025! This year, there are no burn bans in East Texas!

Houston's experiencing a dry spell with less than a quarter inch of rain this month, raising concerns about potential drought conditions.

Senate Bill 7, which won unanimous approval, is among legislation that seeks to avert a looming water crisis as the state’s population booms.

How you should water your lawn during southeast Texas' drought.

Although we started the summer very wet, it’s now been weeks since many have seen any significant rainfall

It's been 27 days without rain and 45 days without a significant amount (.25+) of rain. So what does that mean for you and your family? Especially when it comes to produce. Will it cost you more? And how much?

Although we started the summer very wet, it’s now been weeks since many have seen any significant rainfall

Residents at the sprawling Terlingua Ranch near Big Bend National Park will limit residents to 1,000 gallons of nondrinking water per month.

No one knows how much water sits beneath the desert of Terlingua. Residents worry their wells will run dry, as developers and local officials cheer the tourism boom.

With the hottest days still ahead, local leaders have declared emergencies. And farmers are lobbying for the U.S. government to pressure Mexico to release water.

Thursday's upcoming drought monitor will show more improvement

With most of the area seeing at least a half a foot of rain and in some cases, more than a foot(!), it begs the question: Did all this heavy rain improve our current drought status?

Natural disasters — including winter storms, hurricanes, extreme heat, wildfires and droughts — can happen at any time. Preparation is key to staying safe during an emergency.

Although residents in the Houston area have seen some of those showers, we are technically still in a drought.

While the rainfall we are seeing this week in southeast Texas is most welcome, many areas are still dealing with drought conditions.

KPRC 2 got answers from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Here's what they said

After a long summer of extreme heat, Texas has been battered by a lingering drought that’s damaging crops, drying up water supplies and causing wildfires.

Rain is expected to pop up across the Houston area this Thursday.

Rain is expected to pop up across the Houston area this Thursday.

Rain is popping up on Monday across the Houston area this Labor Day.

It is so dry that starting this Sunday, Aug. 27, Houstonians will be forced to limit using water outside at certain times and breaking those rules could cost you.

The city of Houston announced they will be entering stage two of the Drought Contingency Plan, which will go into effective on Monday.

Water system problems are continuing to overflow in Houston. Drought conditions are leading to hundreds of reports of broken water pipes and mandatory water restrictions.

While not as bad statewide as in 2011, Southeast Texas is bone dry and getting worse. The year 2011 is the benchmark for Texas drought. By the end of October, 94% of the state was in an extreme drought, and 78% was in an exceptional drought.

The visual effects of the drought can be spotted pretty much everywhere around the Greater Houston area these days.

It’s hot and dry. You know this, right? But here’s what you might not know about the current conditions, by the wild numbers represented in below.

Fresh water has been streaming down Colquitt Street in the Montrose area for roughly three weeks, according to people who live in the area.

The extreme heat and drought conditions are having a big impact on farmers.

Multiple cities around the Greater Houston area have placed water restrictions on residents and businesses as the drought conditions continue.

One year after a devastating drought, Texas agriculture watchers are wary that the positive effects of a wet spring could be zapped up with extreme heat.

Following one of the hottest summers on record, lawmakers have set an ambitious target: By 2033, they want to bump up the state’s water supply by an amount equal to three of the largest reservoirs in the state.

A new Texas Department of Agriculture report also points to other factors that are making it harder for Texans to access and afford food, including wages falling behind rising costs of living.

“A year like this, where everything is disaster, is just, I’d say, devastating,” cotton farmer Steven Walker said.

The Harris County Commissioner’s Court approved an outdoor burn ban on Tuesday due to continuous drought conditions in the area.

KPRC 2 Meteorologist Caroline Brown updates the track of Tropical Storm Karl and its potential impact on drought conditions in Texas

As Texas continues to battle drought, groups are trying a market-based solution to help farmers and protect what little water is left.

Hemp advocates promised the Texas Legislature the crop was drought resistant. The 2022 drought has proven otherwise. And farmers are abandoning the nascent market.

Cotton is Texas’ largest crop, and industry experts say they expect just half the normal annual yield — which will drive up costs for consumers.

In this week’s episode, Matthew speaks with Jayme about how this week’s rain likely won’t mean the end of the drought. And he speaks with Eric about the soon-to-be-over congressional career of Louie Gohmert.

Rain is in the forecast across much of the state. But it won’t be enough to reverse the drought that has gripped Texas since last fall.

The drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.

KPRC 2 presents “Forecasting Change: Hurricane & Severe Weather Update,” the station’s second hour-long weather special of the 2022 hurricane season.

A view from space shared by the National Weather Service is showing just how much drought conditions are affecting the Houston area.

We all pretty much know we’re in a drought, and if you look at the past 22 years, this is the second worst since 2011.

Heat-related emergency calls have spiked amid historic heat. Cooling centers are available in major cities but often close in the late afternoon — during the hottest parts of the day.

Drought conditions in the Houston area are bringing more business to a longtime foundation improvement company.

2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.

Hundreds of wildfires have broken out this spring. More than a dozen areas are under voluntary or mandatory water use restrictions, and more than 200 Texas counties have been designated as crop disaster areas.

Extreme weather events, water scarcity, risks of illness: Climate change is here, and it’s already affecting Texans.

Climate change has made the Texas heat hotter and longer-lasting, enhancing drought conditions that set the stage for intense fires. More than 40% of the state is in an extreme drought.

Today NOAA has announced their spring outlook for drought, flood risk, temperature and precipitation. This includes the months April through June.

Ongoing La Niña conditions have brought warm, dry weather and deepened drought conditions across the state.

The conversation will focus on what we’ve learned about extreme weather in Texas and beyond — and what can be done about it.

Just this week, a major Southern California water agency declared a water supply alert for the first time in seven years, and is asking residents to voluntarily conserve. Many of the state’s counties are already under a state of drought emergency.

We go through dry periods and, as you know, we can get soakers around here that fix a no-rain situation pretty quickly. Last Thursday’s drought monitor shows abnormally dry to severe drought conditions in SE Texas and Extreme drought in West Texas:US Drought monitor showing abnormally dry to severe drought in our areaU.S. Drought monitor showing extreme and exceptional drought in West Texas. Our normal rainfall from Oct. 1 to now is 8.33 inches so clearly, that’s a deficit. But prolonged dry periods can turn into longer dry periods and that is the concern. Here’s our precip forecast into winter:Dry OutlookThis shows better chances than not for below normal rainfall.

As a hot high pressure center continues to bake much of the state of Texas, forest service officials from Texas A & M are concerned that the combination of continued dry weather, drought conditions and expected confidence in seeing a La Nina pattern set up for the southern United States could place Texas in a hot spot for wildfire development late this summer. Conditions remain very dry across much of the Hill CountryAreas that are most susceptible to wildfire developmentOne thing forecasters are also watching as we head into the late summer and fall is the increasingly confident forecast that much of the southern half of the US will be under the influence of a strong La Nina pattern going into the Fall. For Texas, a La Nina pattern generally leads to a warmer and drier Fall and Winter as the jet stream from Canada stays further north into the Plains and we miss out on the cooler, wetter storms that come during that period. If that continues, the late summer/early fall wildfire season could be off to a quick start. Something to watch as we head into September!