![]() ![]() On the flip side, temperatures peaked at 91 degrees on March 26.Īustin temperatures, on average, don't hit 90 degrees or more until April 14, according to weather service records going back to the late 1890s. This year, March temperatures in Austin sank below freezing only once, on the 12th. La Niña may have kept March more arid than normal, but the average temperature at Camp Mabry ended up at 62.3 degrees, which is only about a half-degree less than normal, National Weather Service data show. ![]() The March 10 outlook from the weather service's Climate Prediction Center said that "La Niña is favored to continue into the Northern Hemisphere summer (53% chance during June-August 2022)," with a 40% to 50% chance that neutral conditions, when neither a La Niña or its El Niño counterpart occur, will happen after that. It typically produces warmer and drier conditions in Central Texas. La Niña, the cooling of the tropical waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, has had a strong influence on Central Texas weather conditions in the past several months. But that change is even more noticeable during a La Niña event. Spring's arrival in Central Texas can be recognized by the stronger presence of warmer tropical air moving in from the south. La Niña in effect in Central Texas, and she's not leaving anytime soon Extreme drought can be typified by cracked soil, an increased risk of wildfires and low reservoir levels. The affected area includes most of Burnet and Blanco counties and the eastern portions of Llano and Gillespie counties. A year ago, that figure was 89.3%. In Central Texas, only a sliver of rural land from the Travis-Bastrop county line northeast to Milam County remains drought-free.Ī swath of the Hill Country west of Austin continues to be in extreme drought, the second-highest level on the U.S. ![]() Drought Monitor data released Thursday, about 95.1% of the state is experiencing some level of drought. More: Elevated fire danger to persist in Central Texas this week as drought conditions take tollĪccording to U.S. Rain was recorded on only six of the month's 31 days, with about 60% of the total falling on one day, March 21. In March, a month that normally produces 2.88 inches of rain and generated 4 inches in 2020, Austin recorded only 0.99 inch last month at Camp Mabry, the site of Austin's main weather station. The only thing more elusive in March than an open parking space in downtown Austin was rainfall. Austin storms fell short of drought-busting rain Giddings tornado: Rated as an EF-1 with winds as strong as 95 mph, 2.5-mile path of damage through Lee County.Ģ.Jarrell tornado: Rated as an EF-1 with winds as strong as 100 mph, 9.3-mile path of damage through Williamson and Bell counties.Round Rock-Granger tornado: Rated as an EF-2 with winds as strong as 135 mph, 29.3-mile path of damage through Travis and Williamson counties.Kingsbury tornado: Rated as an EF-2 with winds as strong as 115 mph, 7.5-mile path of damage through Guadalupe and Caldwell counties.Elgin tornado: Rated as an EF-2 with winds as strong as 130 mph, 12.1-mile path of damage through Travis and Bastrop counties.Five tornadoes whipped Central TexasĪs many as five tornadoes, including one with winds as strong as 135 mph, tore through the Austin area on March 21, leveling homes and damaging property in seven counties, according to the National Weather Service: ![]() Here are five things to know about March weather and what to expect in April: 1. That doesn't bode well for Austin, which could see warmer and drier conditions persist in the coming weeks. But, despite everything the storms took from residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed, the clouds failed to produce enough rain to ease the intensifying drought in Texas. March delivered plenty of dramatic weather in the form of damaging tornadoes tearing through the Austin metro area. Watch Video: 'I thought I was going to die.' Round Rock resident on surviving tornado with family, friends ![]()
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