Texas drought update:
If you’ve seen the latest drought map, it probably won’t surprise you to see some major changes in Central Texas. In just two weeks, much of the exceptional drought across the Hill Country has been erased. The deep red areas on the first map represented what’s known as a once-in-50-to-75-year drought.
But over the Fourth of July weekend, Kerrville saw a foot of rain in a short amount of time. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, that flood was a 1-in-500-year event, incredibly rare, and tragically destructive.
While we sometimes talk about “drought busters,” this was a sobering example. Yes, it ended the drought in parts of the Hill Country, but at a heartbreaking cost.
Helping flood victims:
The Ingram Little League in Kerr County lost its baseball fields on the morning of July Fourth after devastating flooding along the Guadalupe River…