WEATHER
Chip Flory and Brian Grete discuss the impact of major rain in the Midwest.
More heavy rain expected over the next five days.
Some of these storms could be accompanied by hail, wind or tornadoes.
Wet weather halts fieldwork in the Corn Belt.
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Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.
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The heaviest rain is falling in the lower Ohio Valley.
Quick-hitting showers and thunderstorms are spreading eastward from the nation’s midsection.
But fieldwork is gradually picking back up in the southern Corn Belt.
The pattern bringing heavy rains, severe thunderstorms and local flooding is expected to continue over the next three days.
Frost is possible as far south as the central High Plains over the weekend.
On the other hand, mild air is spreading across the western Belt, bringing along the chance of showers and thunderstorms.
Rain is falling along a warm front that extends across parts of Illinois and Indiana.
But dry, warmer weather should help farmers get back into the fields in western areas of the Midwest.
On the other hand, conditions are cool, cloudy and rainy from the Ohio Valley to the lower Great Lakes region, keeping fieldwork at a standstill.
Some parts of the eastern Corn Belt are still struggling to get back into the field due to cool soils and lingering wetness.
Two systems are expected to bring rain the the nation’s midsection this week.
But dry weather currently prevails in these areas.
Weekend freezes are possible as far south of the central and southern High Plains.
This will contrast with cool air in eastern and western areas of the country.
Significant rain is currently slowing planting efforts in the Upper Midwest.
USDA reports that heavy rain from southern Missouri to Indiana could lead to additional flooding and fieldwork delays.
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Several inches of rain are expected from western Texas into Minnesota over the next five days.
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Get your day started with a brief rundown of key news.