Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

A persistent upper level high pressure ridge set up over a good portion of the Rockies and Great Plains during late June and well into July, resulting in well above average temperatures and well below normal values of precipitation. These circumstances brought the quick onset of drought conditions across much of the central United States, and has been hard on area rivers, livestock and crops. Below is a table of just a few pictures from around the area showing the effects of the ongoing drought.


Main channel of the Platte River just east of Grand Island on Highway 34.	Main channel of the Platte River just east of Grand Island on Highway 34.	Main channel of the Platte River just east of Grand Island on Highway 34.

North channel of the Platte River along south Locust St. near Grand Island	South channel of the Platte River on South Locust St. near Grand Island	Dry and cracked Platte riverbed.

Parched and cracked ground.	Distressed bean field.	Dried-up corn field.

Leaves on the trees are already beginning to turn yellow and drop to the ground.	Lovewell Resevoir, KS. Photo courtesy of Kristin Reeve Washington.	Corn field near Gothenburg. Photo courtesy of Ryan Tullinger.

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Hastings, Nebraska.

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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

July 2012 Drought