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February wildfire spread quickly across two states

A wildfire that started Feb.17 quickly consumed more than 280,000 acres of rangeland in Oklahoma and Kansas. Read More

Regina Bird
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Mother Nature dropped rain and storms on the Plains

Corn plants stripped of their leaves from hail damage. (Photo by Gentry Sorenson, Iowa State University.)
Corn, Crops, Disaster, hail, Iowa, Midwestern Region, Soybeans, Weather

Hail damage hits corn and soybean fields in northern Iowa

Hayden On Harvest - Racing The Central Texas Storms

Hayden On Harvest: Battling storms and wheat in central Texas

  • June 12, 2025
  • By Hayden Gregory
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.)

Midwest region received heavy rainfall

  • April 10, 2025
  • By David Simeral
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.)

Violent storms dominated the weather headlines

  • March 20, 2025
  • By Brad Rippey
USDA

Rollins: USDA to have aid available after storms

  • March 17, 2025
  • By HPJ staff

Iowa establishes disaster recovery website

  • May 30, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
storms (Journal photo by Lacey Newlin)

ISU offers online storm cleanup resources

  • May 22, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Greenfield, Iowa. (Courtesy photo.)

Iowa governor authorizes proclamation of disaster emergencies

  • May 22, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Fruit trees protected from freezing temperatures at The Gardens at Texas A&M. A cold protection plan should include covers for sensitive trees and plants. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Laura McKenzie)

Tips on protecting gardens during storm season

  • May 7, 2024
  • By K-State Research and Extension news service
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