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Tropical Storm Bertha To Have Low Impact On Agriculture

Kansas City, July 21 (World Weather Inc.) – Tropical Storm Bertha formed over the northeastern Gulf of America last evening and its expected path of movement has not changed greatly from that of Monday’s forecast. The storm is expected to have a low impact on agriculture from the Florida Panhandle to the upper Texas coast, but it will produce some moderate to heavy rain and some windy conditions in coastal areas. Sugarcane in southern Louisiana is the primary crop to be impacted.

U.S. Southern Plains, Delta Will See Limited Rain

Kansas City, July 20 (World Weather Inc.) – Significant drying is slated for the U.S. southern Plains and Delta this week as a high-pressure ridge builds over North America. These areas will trend mostly dry or receive limited rainfall while temperatures surge above or well above normal at times. Many areas in Texas and Oklahoma will experience several 100+ degree Fahrenheit daytime highs with pockets warming above 110 degrees. The Delta will not be as hot compared to the southern Plains, though daytime highs will warm well into the 90s on a frequent basis. The Delta has some moisture to support new growth during the next few days. However, conditions may deteriorate as the ground firms. A degradation in crop conditions is also expected for much of the southern Plains due to heat stress.

U.S. North Plains, Southern Canada Prairies Crop Risk Rises

Kansas City, July 20 (World Weather Inc.) – Waves of excessive heat and inadequate shower activity over the past ten days has seriously reduced soil moisture across the northern U.S. Plains and southern parts of Canada’s Prairies inducing the season’s greatest region of moisture stress outside of the U.S. Carolinas. A few showers and thunderstorms will impact a part of this drier region during mid- to late-week this week with a slight chance for follow up rain early to mid-week next week. However, the precipitation will be surrounded by periods of excessive heat and dryness negating the beneficial aspects of the rain for many areas. A general soaking of rain must occur soon to stop the decline in dryland wheat, barley, oat, canola, corn, soybean, sunseed and sugarbeet yields.

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