Heartland precipitation aggravates ongoing flooding

Heartland precipitation aggravates ongoing flooding

Across the

Corn Belt, cool weather across the upper Midwest is slowing the snowmelt rate,

although moderate to major lowland flooding continues along several rivers.

Meanwhile, rain is falling across portions of the southern Corn Belt. Producers

in the western Corn Belt are monitoring the progress of an approaching storm

system with regard to flood-recovery efforts.

On the

Plains, warmth lingers across Texas, where spring fieldwork continues. Farther

north, however, a significant precipitation event is underway across Nebraska

and environs, leading to concerns in areas where levees and roads have not yet

been repaired in the wake of historic, mid-March flooding.

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