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Dry spell taking a toll on soil moisture
Jun 14, 2017, 12:19 PM
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In the Corn Belt, beneficial showers and a few thunderstorms are developing in advance of a cold front. During the first 13 days of June, no measurable rain fell in many Midwestern locations, including Des Moines, Iowa; Quincy, Illinois; and Kirksville, Missouri. During the week ending June 11, topsoil moisture rated very short to short increased by 20 to 40 percentage points in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, and Nebraska, with values in those states ranging from 30% very short to short in Missouri to 49% in Michigan.
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