Severe Storms

We have had hardly any rain for a very long time.  We are in deep drought and could use as much as 16 inches to soak down into the ground to be normal.  All the crops are out already and the elevators look bare.  Now the weatherman says it is going to warm up tomorrow.  It was 20 this morning.  Then we are to have severe storms starting in mid afternoon.  We could have strong winds, hail and even tornadoes are possible.  I sure hope that doesn't happen.  Quite a few years ago, a town 17 miles away from us was hit by an F5 tornado in October so it is completely possible.  I hope we just get a good soaking rain.  We sure need it.

Change in the Weather

We have had a strange Spring and Summer and now Fall is following the same way.  It has been exceptionally dry.  The rain has gone north and south of us, leaving us with very dry ground.  The crops have had to be brought in early as they have matured too quickly and some of the ears on the corn, I have heard, don't even have kernels on them.  Others are so small.  I read yesterday that the beans are falling out of the pods onto the ground and therefore, can't be picked up by the combine.  This makes for a smaller yield of both corn and beans.  We are using a lot of both to make Ethanol in the gasoline and I don't think it is right to use food for fuel.  Grocery prices are going up because of it and things could get worse. The farmers can't afford to feed their animals the high priced grains so we will be seeing a shortage of meat too.  None of that is good news.