A week of fires, floods and severe weather covered much of the country.
Areas that were dry intensified in April - especially in the Southeast, Nebraska and Colorado. Much of the rest of the country had to handle fires, floods and even freeze warnings.
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Planters were back in action this week in some portions of the Grain Belt.
What rain did fall was in areas that already had adequate moisture conditions across the Missouri and Ohio River Valleys.
Rain skipped the central and southern Plains again, expanding on already severe drought conditions.
Overall, this was the 4th consecutive week of improving conditions according to the Drought Monitor with 75.38% of the continental U.S. in some form of drought. However, 2.4% of the country was in the most extreme category - the highest mark since November of 2023.
Central Texas proved to be an oasis from the dry conditions - but at a cost.
A storm west of Fort Worth left behind major damage to homes on Tuesday.
Winds of at least 120 miles per hour tore through manufacturing buildings and ripped roofs from homes in the town of Mineral Falls.
A widespread system Wednesday provided some relief, but dry conditions and high winds whipped up fires in southern Georgia that prompted the national guard to respond. Two large wildfires were squelched by the rain, but the fight in Brantley County was still a major battle as more than 80 homes were damaged. More than 50 square miles were charred in the area south of Savannah.
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