The individual dots are river gauge locations… when you pull up the graphic for each dot you can see the water level and the projected rise of fall from where it is now… examples attached
Plattsmouth, Nebraska is where the
Platte River joins the Missouri not far from Omaha… It looks Read More
Operational Performance
BNSF is engaged in service recovery efforts in multiple areas across the northern and central Plains following another major winter storm. Blizzard conditions, with wind gusts to near 70 miles per hour, in Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota caused significant train delays during Read More
Current US Drought Monitor
Shows extreme drought in major cotton growing areas in Texas and click read more to see other areas of the country.
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The latest U.S. Drought Monitor remains relatively unchanged in areas like Kansas and Texas that are currently experiencing D3 or extreme drought, or parts of northwestern Oklahoma in the D4 or exceptional drought stage.
The drought that grips the U.S. northern Plains region spills over north of the board into the Canadian Prairie Provinces as well. Central Saskatchewan accounts for more than half of the country’s canola area. Between April and July, precipitation for the region was less than 40% of its usual Read More
