A hydrologist with the National Weather Service says Mississippi River levels are low again after improving earlier this year and that could affect grain movement if significant rains do not come.
There is rain in the weekend forecast, but Mary Lamm, based in Paducah, Kentucky, says she is not expecting significant moisture from the system. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor says 89% of the Midwest is experiencing dryness in mid-June, with only a small percentage in extreme drought.
Mississippi River levels low again
