Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are active early Friday from Minnesota to Michigan, generally benefiting immature summer crops. However, a strip of dryness—stretching from Iowa to Ohio but including portions of neighboring states—continues to adversely affect some corn and soybeans. According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor, approximately 13% of the Midwest (but 61% of Iowa) is experiencing drought.
On the Plains, strong thunderstorms swept across South Dakota and portions of neighboring states last night, causing localized wind damage.
