A major winter storm sweeping across the U.S. Plains could wreak havoc on agricultural operations, threatening the dormant winter wheat crop, cattle herds and grain deliveries.
The key farm states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri were being hammered Tuesday by what forecasters said could be a record-setting combination of frigid conditions and snowfall of a foot or more in some areas. "This is a big storm," said Pat Slattery, spokesman for the National Weather Service central region. The storm is set to move into the Midwest region later on Tuesday and is forecast to dump up to two feet of snow on Chicago, home of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
The key farm states of Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri were being hammered Tuesday by what forecasters said could be a record-setting combination of frigid conditions and snowfall of a foot or more in some areas. "This is a big storm," said Pat Slattery, spokesman for the National Weather Service central region. The storm is set to move into the Midwest region later on Tuesday and is forecast to dump up to two feet of snow on Chicago, home of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.
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