AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – After months of sustained rainfall leading to 20-year record water levels in Lake Meredith and a long-awaited relief from the drought conditions that have plagued the Texas Panhandle for years, the most recent “Water Weekly” report from the Texas Water Development Board showed the region has started to backslide.

Source: Texas Panhandle starts to dry out as drought spreads, worst statewide conditions since 2022