What Caused Dust Storms To Become Even Larger And More Destructive In The 1930S? Heavy Rains Hit The Midwest And Flooded The Land. The Great Plains Experienced A Series Of Unseasonably Cold Summers. Several Hurricanes From The Gulf Of Mexico Swept Inland Across The Plains States. Severe Droughts Hit The Midwest, Making The Soil Dry And More Vulnerable To Winds.. Historically, dust storms have been most intense in dry regions of the american southwest, which were nicknamed the dust bowl in the 1930s for the prevalence of dust. Severe drought hit the midwest and southern great plains in 1930.

A series of drought years followed, further exacerbating the. Severe drought hit the midwest and southern great plains in 1930. Massive dust storms began in 1931.