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

A wildfire burns in the Turtle Mountain area of North Dakota on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Credit: AP/Wanda Parisien Seventy-five to 100 firefighters responded on Sunday, the busiest day, Parisien said.

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.

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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.