Diane Westhoven was crowned Miss Alabama USA 2024 on June 1, 2024, at the Gogue Center in Auburn. Westhoven competed as Miss Southern Plains. (Courtesy of RPM Productions) ...

The Flood Watch in effect for parts of the southern Plains, including much of Oklahoma and Texas, was expanded southeast this morning to encompass areas that were hit hard by catastrophic and ...

Damaging and potentially destructive thunderstorms are set to roar through the northern Plains on Monday, fueled by intense July heat and humidity.

But in the Southwest, the Comanche nation was the dominant tribe of the southern Great Plains. They were known for their ruthless warriors and raids on other tribes and European settlers alike.

Severe weather threat in the Plains A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across parts of the southern Great Plains both Wednesday and Thursday, the Storm Prediction Center said ...

While drought conditions persist over the southern High Plains and farther north over the lower Plains, the zone where the brunt of the rain is projected to fall into midweek from northern Texas ...

This precipitation accompanied by cooler-than-normal temperature during the latter half of May led to improving drought for the central Great Plains. The southern half of Kansas is now drought-free.

Severe weather has been non-existent across the United States for the past several days. However, AccuWeather meteorologists say that will be changing to begin the new workweek.