Crews work to clear the snow from Highway 4 west of Bruning, Nebraska. (Photo courtesy of Nebraska Department of Agriculture.)

NOTICE: Severe weather to delay March 15 print edition of the High Plains Journal

Alfalfa U keynote speaker gives 2024 weather outlook

The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Extremes in weather felt across US

Kansas governor approves updated drought declarations

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

March hopefully will bring more moisture

Texas A&M Forrest Service map - Smokehouse Creek wildfire perimeter

Wildfires burn in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska Feb. 26-27

A sharp contrast in the air masses causes severe weather—thunderstorms and tornadoes. The contrast can be in temperature or in the amount of moisture, particularly if there is a dry line of air behind the storm system, said K-State climatologist Mary Knapp. (Courtesy photo taken near Manhattan, Kansas, by Dan Donnert.)

Severe weather looms; make plans now to stay safe

Photo from the Oklahoma Forestry Service prescribed burn at Lake Thunderbird, Feb. 20. (Courtesy photo.)

ODAFF issues fire situation report ahead of concerning wildfire conditions