Weekly Climate Summary 04/04/2022

Dry conditions persisted on the western side of the state this week. The Big Bend Country and South Texas were the driest regions in the state across this period with both regions observing less than 0.1” of precipitation. Although the majority of counties in the Panhandle and Hill Country were also particularly dry, averaging less than 0.1” of precipitation, several counties in these regions averaged between 0.15-0.9”. Central Texas and the Northern Gulf Coast observed between 0.15-0.9” of precipitation as well. North Texas and the Piney Woods region observed the most precipitation across this period with most counties experiencing 0.6-1.5” of precipitation. Delta and Hunt counties observed some of the highest precipitation in the state across this period at 1.5-1.8”, however, Lamar county was the wettest observing 1.8-2.1”.

This week in Texas weather witnessed warmer than normal temperatures across the state. The most extreme positive temperature departures were observed in the Southern Panhandle above the Edwards Plateau as well as South Texas. These regions observed temperatures 4-8 °F warmer than normal. The Panhandle, Gulf Coast, and Big Bend county observed temperatures 0-4 °F warmer than normal. The majority of North Texas also experienced temperatures 0-4 °F warmer than normal however several counties observed negative temperature departures of 0-2 °F cooler than normal. 

On March 30th, four tornadoes touched down and made impacts across Texas. The first tornado touched down in Rockwall County near Mclendon-Chisholm at 09:34 UTC and lasted until 09:36 UTC. This tornado had a max wind speed of 100 mph and was classified as an EF1. This tornado has a max-width of 50 yards and traveled a distance of 0.492 miles. No fatalities or injuries were reported due to this tornado. The second tornado touched down in Red River County near Clarksville at 11:25 UTC and lasted until 11:29 UTC. This tornado had a max wind speed of 95 mph and was classified as an EF1. This tornado has a max-width of 100 yards and traveled a distance of 3.05 miles. No fatalities or injuries were reported due to this tornado. The third tornado touched down in Sabine County near Hemphill at 16:16 UTC and lasted until 16:17 UTC. This tornado had a max wind speed of 100 mph and was classified as an EF1. This tornado has a max-width of 100 yards and traveled a distance of 0.9592 miles. No fatalities or injuries were reported due to this tornado. The fourth and final tornado touched down in Newton County near the Toledo Bend Dam at 16:41 UTC and lasted until 16:45 UTC. This tornado had a max wind speed of 110 mph and was classified as an EF1. This tornado has a max-width of 100 yards and traveled a distance of 1.9 miles. No fatalities or injuries were reported due to this tornado.