More rain for parts of the Corn Belt; heat dominates the southern Plains

Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms are curtailing fieldwork, following a favorable period for corn and soybean planting.  Early Wednesday, some of the heaviest rain is falling in the middle Mississippi Valley.  During the week ending May 14, more than one-quarter (27%) of the U.S. corn and 18% of the soybeans were seeded, although overall planting progress for both crops—49% for corn and 30% for soybeans—is the slowest since 2019.

On the Plains, overnight thunderstorms resulted in isolated wind and hail damage, mainly across Kansas and Nebraska.  

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