Weather
Weather report: Warming trend heating up the Plains
In the West, above-normal temperatures are prematurely melting mountain snow packs but promoting fieldwork and crop development. On the Plains, mostly dry weather accompanied a warming trend. A few rain showers dot the southeastern Plains. In the Corn Belt, temperatures continue to slowly rebound, but remain at mostly near- to below-normal levels.
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Corn Belt drought: Good news for some, bad news for others
Shifting drought conditions highlight improvement in some states in the western Corn Belt, but in the southern Plains the drought continues to spread.
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Weather report: Cold air covers much of the Plains, Corn Belt
In the West, isolated showers are confined to the northern half of the region. On the Plains, unusually cold conditions persist. In the Corn Belt, cold, breezy weather prevails. In the South, freeze warnings are in effect this morning from central and eastern Texas to Georgia.
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Weather report: Cold conditions prevail in wake of storm
On the Plains, unusually cold weather prevails in the wake of a departing storm. In the Corn Belt, cold, breezy conditions prevail. Snow is falling across much of the central and eastern Corn Belt, especially from Illinois to Ohio.
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Weather report: Still unusually cold in the Corn Belt
In the West, isolated rain and snow showers are confined to the region’s northern tier. On the Plains, cold weather prevails, except for lingering warmth across the southern half of Texas. In the Corn Belt, unusually cold weather is maintaining stress on livestock.
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Weather report: Bitterly cold air sweeps across the upper Midwest
In the West, cool weather prevails across the northern half of the region. On the Plains, mostly dry weather prevails. In the Corn Belt, bitterly cold conditions are maintaining stress on livestock in the upper Midwest.
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Weather report: Cold air covers most of the Midwest
In the West, widespread precipitation is developing across northern California and the Northwest. On the Plains, frigid conditions persist across the Dakotas, where this morning’s low temperatures fell below 0°F in many locations. In the Corn Belt, cold, breezy weather prevails. In the South, scattered rain showers are affecting portions of the western and central Gulf Coast States.
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Weather report: Warmth lingers in Texas
In the West, warm weather continues to promote fieldwork in California and the Desert Southwest. On the Plains, warmth lingers across the southern half of Texas, where planting is well underway. In the Corn Belt, precipitation has subsided across the upper Midwest, although windy weather continues to cause some blowing and drifting of snow.In the South, drier weather prevails, except for some lingering showers across the lower Southeast. In Georgia, corn planting was 5% complete by March 17.
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Weather report: Snow hanging on across the upper Midwest
In the West, precipitation is confined to western Washington. On the Plains, a blizzard warning is in effect across portions of the eastern Dakotas. In the Corn Belt, snow is blanketing the upper Mississippi Valley. In the South, showers and thunderstorms are sweeping across Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Weather report: Cold conditions linger on the northern Corn Belt
In the West, precipitation is confined to western Washington. On the Plains, dry, unusually warm weather prevails, except for some lingering cold conditions across the eastern Dakotas. In the Corn Belt, cold weather is maintaining a substantial snow cover across the northern tier of the Midwest. In the South, a freeze warning is in effect this morning across northern and central Georgia.
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Weather report: Cold conditions return to the Plains, Corn Belt
In the West, warm, mostly dry weather prevails west of the Rockies. On the Plains, cold, dry weather prevails, except for snow showers in the Dakotas and some light rain in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. In the Corn Belt, cold weather accompanies scattered snow showers.
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