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An active Heartland weather pattern returns for the weekend
Across the Corn Belt, fog, low clouds, wet fields, rain and some snow continue to limit late-autumn fieldwork. On November 25, the amount of corn remaining in the field ranged from 10 to 20% in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and the Dakotas. Similarly, 10 to 15% of the soybeans had not yet been harvested on that date in Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio.
On the Plains, wind-driven rain and snow continue to increase in advance of an approaching storm system. Given the imminent return of precipitation and colder conditions, a favorable window for late-season winter wheat development and summer crop harvesting is about to close. On November 25, more than one-sixth (17%) of the Kansas sorghum crop remained in the field, while 40% of the Texas cotton acreage had not yet been harvested.
In the South, scattered showers and a few strong thunderstorms have returned to areas from the Mississippi Delta into the Tennessee Valley and the southern Appalachians. On November 25, more than one-third (35%) of the cotton in South Carolina and 36% of the soybeans in North Carolina had not yet been harvested, reflective of a wet autumn.
In the West, heavy precipitation has temporarily ended, but rain and snow showers linger in many areas. In California, some recently burned areas experienced debris flows during Thursday’s heavy rainfall. In the Desert Southwest, windy weather and rain showers have temporarily slowed fieldwork such as Arizona’s cotton harvest, which was 70% complete on November 25.
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