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Favorably dry weather covers the Corn Belt

Across the Corn Belt, favorably dry weather prevails, although lowland flooding persists in parts of the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys. Warmth is returning across the upper Midwest, helping to dry out still-soggy fields.

On the Plains, mostly dry weather is promoting a gradual return to fieldwork in areas that have received heavy rain in recent days. In addition, late-season warmth is overspreading large sections of the Plains in advance of an approaching cold front. Tuesday’s high temperatures should top 90° as far north as South Dakota.

In the South, heavy showers and local flooding continue along the Texas coast. Scattered showers also dot Florida’s peninsula. Producers in the potential path of Hurricane Florence are harvesting corn and other crops, as crop maturity and field conditions permit, and preparing farm operations for the approaching storm.

In the West, dry, windy weather is leading to a critical wildfire threat across portions of the Great Basin and the Intermountain region. In contrast, cooler air is arriving in the Northwest, accompanied by isolated showers. Cool air is also overspreading coastal California.

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