Locally severe storms will continue to fire up over the central United States through the middle of the week, including the ...

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 ...

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.

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.

High Plains Moderate to heavy precipitation fell across much of the High Plains, excluding central and southwest Kansas and northeast Wyoming and southeast Colorado.