National Ag News
Rains bring renewed local flooding across the central Corn Belt
May 4, 2017, 16:39 PM
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Across the Corn Belt, soaking rain continues to prevent fieldwork from the middle Mississippi Valley into the lower Great Lakes region. Prior to this storm, topsoil moisture was at least half surplus in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. In contrast, upper Midwestern fieldwork is accelerating, despite cool conditions.
On the Plains, warm air is expanding across the northwestern half of the region, particularly Montana. Chilly conditions linger farther south; Frost and Freeze Warnings were in effect early Thursday on the central High Plains.
