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Arkansas, Corn, Crops, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Weather

Derecho blows through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on June 22 

A line of severe thunderstorms that developed in northwest Kansas on June 22 and tracked across the state into Oklahoma and into central Arkansas, has been classified as a derecho, according to the National Weather Service in Norman, Oklahoma.   The de... Read More

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
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Southern Texas biggest gainer in Arthur event

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.)
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Midwest and Southern Plains received beneficial rain

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.)

Hit-or-miss thunderstorms story of the weather week

  • June 11, 2026
  • By Brian Fuchs
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.)

Active pattern brought moisture to High Plains

  • June 4, 2026
  • By Adam Allgood
Dave Bergmeier

Wheat harvest will be a tough one

  • May 29, 2026
  • By dave-bergmeier
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.)

Highly variable weather pattern dominates week

  • May 28, 2026
  • By Adam Allgood
(Photo courtesy of Esin Deniz, Adobe Stock.)

Cotton’s resilience: A testament to High Plains farmers and the value supply chain

  • May 22, 2026
  • By Ken Eriksen

Southern Plains drought webinar discusses weather, agriculture 

  • May 22, 2026
  • By Kylene Scott
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.)

High Plains continues to see wide range of temps

  • May 21, 2026
  • By Rocky Bilotta │ NOAA and NCEI
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.)

Much of High Plains keeps missing out on moisture

  • May 14, 2026
  • By Rocky Bilotta
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