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Drought relief continues in the West; mild, wet weather across the Midwest Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, chilly conditions persist across the upper Midwest, where an extensive snow cover remains in place.  Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, has reported at least an inch of snow on the ground each day this month, with a depth of 6 inches or greater since December 20.  Meanwhile, rain spreading across parts of the southern and eastern Corn Belt is providing some drought relief.

On the Plains, mild, dry weather prevails.  Extensive snow remains on the ground in the Dakotas and portions of neighboring states, with depths of at least a foot currently reported in Red River Valley locations such as Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota.  Elsewhere, winter wheat’s protective snow cover has eroded across the northern High Plains and remains non-existent on the southern Plains.

In the South, strong to locally severe thunderstorms, accompanied by heavy rain, are sweeping across the lower Mississippi Valley.  Meanwhile, mild but dry weather prevails in the southern Atlantic States, where Friday’s high temperatures should generally range from 60 to 80°F.

In the West, the latest round of Pacific storminess is moving inland across northern California, the northern Great Basin, and the Northwest.  Flash flooding and debris flows remain a threat in much of northern and central California and adjacent areas, due to relatively high snow levels and heavy rain in valley, coastal, and foothill locations.

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