Showers Fail to Ease Midwest Drought
Showers and thunderstorms were scattered over parts of the Midwest on Saturday but the rain was not enough to alleviate a stubborn drought that threatens to ruin some farmers.
“There’s not any major relief, just a little help,” National Weather Service forecaster Lyle Alexander said.
Showers and thunderstorms hit only a small part of central Kansas from Concordia to Wichita and showers sprinkled east-central North Dakota and eastern Iowa. Showers also were scattered over a small part of the Northeast, mostly around the New York area.
The strongest storms dampened parts of eastern Tennessee and North and South Carolina. A quarter of an inch fell at Corpus Christi, Tex.
“No other (weather) stations recorded over a tenth of an inch,” weather forecaster Dan McCarthy said Saturday.
The weather service predicted no relief for the Midwest, with highs today expected between 100 and 105 degrees across the central plains.
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