Weather
Colder weather settles into the Heartland
On the Plains, cold weather prevails, except for some lingering warmth in Texas. Patches of light snow are affecting the northern and central Plains, while a few rain showers are developing in central Texas.
In the Corn Belt, cold weather prevails in the wake of Thursday’s widespread precipitation. Thursday’s severe weather reports—large hail and a few tornadoes—were mostly concentrated in Missouri. Currently, rain lingers in parts of the Great Lakes region, mainly in Michigan.
In the South, showers and locally severe thunderstorms are sweeping across areas east of the Mississippi River. Most fieldwork activities remain behind schedule in much of the South due to cool, wet soils.
In the West, unsettled, showery weather continues in the Pacific Northwest. In western Washington, month-to-date precipitation has totaled 8 to 12 inches or more (200 to 250 percent of normal) at locations such as Seattle and Hoquiam. Farther south, light precipitation in northern California is aiding rain-fed crops and temporarily easing irrigation demands, but having little effect on bleak water-supply outlooks.
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