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Rains bring renewed local flooding across the central Corn Belt
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.
In the South, showers and thunderstorms are spreading eastward from the Mississippi Delta. Rain is also falling across the southern tip of Texas. However, unfavorably dry conditions persist across Florida’s peninsula. On April 30, statewide topsoil moisture in Florida was rated 73% very short to short.
In the West, sudden warmth is promoting fieldwork and crop development throughout the region, but also accelerating the snow-melt rate and leading to some significant Northwestern river rises..
Forecast High Temperatures (National)
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