Menu of 2012 significant weather events for Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley

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2012 Notable Weather Events
for Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

small size photo collage of significant weather events in the Lower Rio Grande Valley

Events are listed from most recent to earliest

January 3, 2013: Annual Summary, 2012 – "Hail" of a Warm Year
End of November: Review of the 2012 Hurricane Season, RGV and Beyond
October: "Hot"–Tober it Was; Most Valley Locations Reach Top 15 Warmest and Driest Conditions
October 18th: Hail, Damaging Wind Follows Brutally Hot Afternoon in the RGV
September: Different Month, Similar Result – Still Hot, Relatively Dry
End of August: Another Top Five Hottest and Driest Summer for Parts of the Valley
August 16th: Deteriorating Drought Amidst a Top Ten Hot and Dry Summer
End of June: Torrential Rains Paint Corners of the Rio Grande Valley; Others Stay Dry
May 8th–15th: Severe Storms’ Silver Lining: Welcome Rain Dents Drought for Some
May 12th: Oh Yes it Did! More Hail Falls, This time in the Lower RGV
May 10th–11th: Overnight Thunderstorms Torment Valley with Hail, Wind, and Tornadoes
May 9th: Microburst Damages Colonia northeast of Edinburg
May 8th: Downbursts Rake Rural Rio Grande Valley
April 20th: Oh no, Not Again? Golfball to Softball size Hail Pelts Mid Valley
April 16th: Heavy Rain, Hail, and Wind Impact Afternoon Commute
March 29th: Hail of a Night in McAllen; Thousands of Homes and Vehicles Damaged
February: Rains Diminish the Drought; otherwise Warm and Humid
February 4th – 13th: Cool Relief: Rain, Dampness Dent the Drought
January: Warm, Humid...but Little Rainfall to Open 2012

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