Radio Newsline Archive

One last surge of tornadic activity to conclude March raised the tornado totals for the month to a notable number. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, explains where there is concern that active weather and tornado outbreaks that occurred in March will continue in April.

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, looks at tornado activity for March 2022, how that compares to previous years, and what a highly active tornado season to date means for the rest of the year.

Most of the West reports below average snowpack for runoff and expected below average water supplies as the region's water season comes to an end. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

Existing poor reservoir levels and lack of mountain snowpack runoff has water managers in the West concerned about H20 supplies going into the Spring and Summer. (Rod Bain and USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey)

USDA meteorologist, Brad Rippey, says several Western states face poor Spring snowpack water runoff prospects, exacerbating already low water reservoir levels.

The surprising numbers in USDA's report on farmers' planting intentions are not the last word on what will actually get planted. (Gary Crawford and Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service)

Lance Honig, Chief of the Crops Branch of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, saying actual plantings could be quite different from what was indicated in USDA's Prospective Plantings report.

What does the USDA's Prospective Plantings report have to say about wheat? (Gary Crawford. Lance Honig with USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service. Seth Meyer, USDA Chief Economist)