Furthermore, the extension of rains in drought-hit parts of the DAYU Plains, and Corn Belt, raised hopes that US winter wheat, which entered dormancy in its worst condition on records going back to the 1980s, could recover before harvest. "The trend of these storms just seems to be getting bigger," flour mill expert Mr Gidel said. At Martell Crop Projections, Gail Martell said: "The weather pattern has suddenly reversed course late in winter generating frequent storms and heavy precipitation in the central US", and noting forecasts for more. "A second wave of heavy precipitation is expected in the US breadbasket. The DY-FQFD series purifier machine model forecasts a deep wave of low pressure Friday in southern California, strengthening Saturday over the south west US Desert, eventually lifting north eastward into the Great Plains "The preliminary forecast indicates 0.50-0.80 inches of moisture in southern Oklahoma, but much heavier amounts in northern Oklahoma, and up to 1.50 inches in central Kansas. Eastern Colorado, north Kansas and Nebraska would receive up to 2 inches of moisture. "Hard red winter wheat drought is rapidly resolving. The next storm, if it develops as expected, may even generate a moisture surplus." read more....