Weather
Weather report: Debby slams Florida, southern Georgia
In the West, showers are benefiting heading to filling winter wheat in the Northwest. On the Plains, hot, dry weather persists, sustaining rapid drydown and harvesting of hard red winter wheat in southern production areas. In the Corn Belt, dry weather is maintaining concern for corn and soybeans in the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. In the South, Tropical Storm Debby is producing torrential rainfall and isolated tornadoes over Florida and southern Georgia as it drifts eastward across the northeastern Gulf.
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Weather report: Hot and dry on the Plains
In the West, sunny skies are advancing development of cotton, rice, and other irrigated summer crops in California and Arizona. On the Plains, heat and dryness sustain rapid drydown and harvesting of hard red winter wheat in southern production areas. In the Corn Belt, warm, dry weather maintains concern for potential additional stress on vegetative to reproductive corn and soybeans in the central Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. In the South, Tropical Storm Debbie is generating locally heavy rain and some severe weather over Florida and southern Georgia.
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Weather report: Cool air returns to Pacific Coast states
In the West, a return to cool weather in the Pacific Coast States contrasts with hot conditions farther inland. On the Plains, dry weather prevails. In the Corn Belt, extremely dry conditions across southern and eastern portions of the region contrast with favorable growing weather in the upper Midwest. In the South, scattered showers are confined to Florida’s peninsula.
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Weather report: Showers dot the Plains
In the West, dry weather favors fieldwork. On the Plains, cool, dry weather covers the northwestern half of the region. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms continue in the vicinity of a cold front stretching from the Great Lakes region into Missouri. In the South, hot, dry weather prevails, except for persistent showers in coastal Texas and southern Florida. In the South, hot, dry weather prevails, except for persistent showers in coastal Texas and southern Florida.
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Weather report: Rain still needed on the central Plains
In the West, warmth is returning to the Pacific Coast States, but chilly conditions linger across the northern Rockies and northern Intermountain region. On the Plains, cooler-than-normal weather prevails. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are maintaining favorable growing conditions across the upper Midwest. In the South, showers are confined to southern portions of Texas and Florida.
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Weather report: Cooler but still dry in the West
In the West, heat lingers across the Four Corners States, but elsewhere generally cool, dry weather prevails. On the Plains, markedly cooler weather prevails in Montana and North Dakota. In the Corn Belt, thunderstorms continue to roll across northern areas, including the upper Mississippi Valley. In the South, hot, dry weather is maintaining significant crop stress in the northern Delta region, including the Missouri Bootheel.
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Weather report: Triple digits reach southern Plains
In the West, scattered showers are confined to the northern tier of the region. On the Plains, cool weather is limited to portions of Montana and North Dakota. In the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are rumbling across the northern tier of Midwestern States. In the South, summer crops and pastures continue to benefit from recent topsoil moisture improvements.
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Weather report: Wildfire risk remains in the West
In the West, sunny, albeit cooler, weather is promoting fieldwork and crop development. On the Plains, locally heavy showers and thunderstorms in central growing areas are benefiting pastures, summer crops, and heading to filling winter wheat. In the Corn Belt, a slow-moving cold front is generating showers from western Iowa into the upper Midwest. In the South, showers and thunderstorms linger along the Gulf Coast and in the lower Southeast, providing additional relief from long-term drought.
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Weather report: Warm and dry in the West
In the West, warm, dry weather persists, promoting fieldwork and crop development. On the Plains, scattered showers continue across southern areas, while cool but drier weather is returning farther north. In the Corn Belt, dry weather prevails across much of the region, with pockets of moderate drought developing in Iowa, Illinois, and Indiana. In the South, spotty showers continue from eastern Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast.
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Weather report: Cool and dry in the Corn Belt
In the West, cool, showery weather is returning to areas from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Rockies. On the Plains, beneficial rain lingers across southern areas, while isolated showers and thunderstorms are developing farther north. In the Corn Belt, cool, dry weather prevails, except for some showers in the west. In the South, spotty showers linger from Texas to the southern Atlantic Coast.
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Weather report: Warming up in the West
In the West, mostly dry weather accompanies a warming trend. On the Plains, a few thunderstorms linger across southern areas. In the Corn Belt, dry, cooler weather prevails, following beneficial showers. In the South, showers and thunderstorms linger in the vicinity of a cold front.
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