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SECTION 6: DROUGHT <br />LOCATION <br />Droughts occur regularly throughout Texas and the City of San Marcos and are considered a <br />normal condition. However, they can vary greatly in their intensity and duration. The U.S. Drought <br />Monitor, produced through a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the <br />University of Nebraska -Lincoln, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and <br />Atmospheric Administration, shows as of October 2023, the planning area is experiencing <br />exceptional drought conditions. Historically the planning area has experienced a range of <br />conditions from abnormally dry to exceptional drought conditions over the last decade. There is <br />no distinct geographic boundary to drought; therefore, it can occur throughout the City of San <br />Marcos planning area equally. <br />Figure 6-1. U.S. Drought Monitor, October 2023, December 2019, August 2019, August 2011 <br />Intensitv- <br />None <br />0 DO Abnormally Dry <br />0 D1 Moderate Drought <br />0 D2 Severe Drought <br />- D3 Extreme Drought <br />-D4 Exceptional Draught <br />City of San Marcos I Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update 2024 1 Page 2 <br />