Cumulatively the drought map is showing signs of less stress in Plains each week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

Severe storms were expected to rip across parts of the northern U.S. on Monday, bringing numerous hazards to multiple states.

One of the wettest Mays in the last 1 ½ centuries has eliminated extreme drought in western North Dakota, though the region remains mired in lesser forms of dryness.

Much of the state is in some level of drought, including a swath of western North Dakota in severe or extreme drought, according to a recent map by the U.S. Drought Monitor.