Across the Corn Belt, locally severe thunderstorms are marching across areas west of the Mississippi River, including Iowa. Although some weakening is occurring Friday morning, storm activity should flare again this afternoon in parts of the central and eastern Corn Belt. Producers continue to make limited planting progress between rain events, with 30% of the nation’s intended corn acreage left to plant by May 19.
On the Plains, locally severe thunderstorms returned on Thursday, with the greatest concentration of wind damage focused across southern and eastern Nebraska.
