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Crops in parts of southern Minnesota stressed by dryness have picked up beneficial moisture recently.

Dave Nicolai with Minnesota Extension says the western part of the state needed rain the most.

“But we had areas in eastern Minnesota that really benefited from the rain as well.  And I think if we get one more good rain, particularly (in) eastern Minnesota in the month of August, that will help to carry us through as pollination is occurring right now.”

Some rainfall the past two weeks was associated with thunderstorms that also brought damaging winds and isolated hail to the region.

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