![]() ![]() Central Texas around Travis County, the Northern Piney Woods Region, and the Rio Grande Valley observed higher precipitation values of 0.5-2”. Specifically 31 counties in these regions observed less than 0.1” of precipitation making them the driest counties in the state across January. The western side of the state was particularly dry with most counties in the Panhandle, Big Bend Country, South Texas, Hill Country, and North Texas averaging less than 0.5” of precipitation. The first month of 2022 witnessed dry conditions across the state. No casualties were reported due to this tornado however several large trees were uprooted and fell on structures. This tornado had an estimated max wind speed of 90 mph and traveled a distance of 2.24 miles with a max width of 75 yards. This tornado touched down in Harris county at 07:25 UTC and lasted until 07:29 UTC on January 9th. The sixth and final tornado was formed from the same storm system as the Humble tornado but was denoted as the Kingswood Tornado and was classified as an EF1. No casualties were reported due to this tornado however several large trees were uprooted, cars were flipped, and one retail store lost a roof and 3 walls. This tornado had an estimated max wind speed of 90 mph and traveled a distance of 2.25 miles with a max width of 50 yards. This tornado touched down in Harris county at 07:17 UTC and lasted until 07:22 UTC on January 9th. The fifth tornado was denoted as the Humble Tornado and was classified as an EF1. No casualties were reported due to this tornado however intermittent damage was reported including damage on an office building at the beginning of the tornado's track. This tornado had an estimated max wind speed of 90 mph and traveled a distance of 1.11 miles with a max width of 40 yards. This tornado touched down in Harris county at 05:55 UTC and lasted until 05:58 UTC on January 8th. The fourth tornado was denoted as the Spring Branch Tornado and was classified as an EF1. No casualties or significant damage were reported as a result of this tornado. This tornado had an estimated max wind speed of 70 mph and traveled a distance of 0.467 miles with a max width of 200 yards. This tornado touched down in Montgomery county at 03:40 UTC and lasted until 03:44 UTC on January 8th. The third tornado was denoted as the Montgomery Tornado and was classified as an EF0. This tornado had an estimated max wind speed of 65 mph and traveled a distance of 1.38 miles with a max width of 20 yards. This tornado touched down in Liberty county at 22:22 UTC and ended within a minute. The second tornado was denoted as the Dayton Brief Tornado and was classified as an EF0. No fatalities or injuries were reported from this tornado, with minor damage to a hotel and several trees uprooted being the only impacts. It traveled a length of 0.794 miles and had a max width of 30 yards. This tornado had an estimated peak wind speed of 65 mph. This tornado touched down in Harris County at 21:55 UTC and lasted until 21:57 UTC on January 8th. The first tornado was denoted as the IAH JFK Blvd Tornado and was classified as an EF0. The main severe weather event coming from January 2022 was a series of confirmed tornadoes between January 8th and January 9th. Not many extreme weather events occurred throughout the month, however, a series of weak tornadoes impacted the southeast during the middle of the month. More counties were classified as being in an extreme drought this month compared to December 2021, most likely due to the below-normal precipitation being driven by the active La Nina. Drought conditions mainly experienced no change across the month with much of the state still suffering from critical conditions, however, Central Texas did experience 1-2 class degradations in most areas. Temperatures across most counties were within 1 ☏ of normal and no county’s average temperature deviated more than 3 ☏ from the normal. With less than 4” of average precipitation in every county in the state, precipitation was below the normal for January. ![]() The first month of 2022 observed drier than average precipitation totals and near-normal temperatures. ![]() Rainfall totals are given for the past 7, 10, 14, 30, 60, and 90 days up to the current date, as well as the total for the current month, year, and previous year.Texas Climate Report: January 2022 Highlights The Recent Rainfall table shows the total rainfall (in inches) for each Mesonet site. Add estimated values Mesonet Rainfall Totals (in inches)ĭata complete through 7:00 pm CDT AugStation Name ![]()
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