First the northern plains were hit by the drought period, but in July the southern plains were in the drought. Due to late planting and early frost, much of the wheat was damaged when the spring winds of 1932 began to blow. The region was hit by a horrible land storm, which killed nearly all of the wheat. Although land storms were fewer in 1934, it was the year that brought national attention to the Dust Bowl. A strong storm swept land from Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. Despite the terrible storm of 1934 there was a satisfying break from the land winds and tornadoes of the previous year. But nature had another trick up its sleeve: the year was extremely hot with the making of new records. Before the year was over, hundreds of people in Colorado, Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas had died from the heat. The weather in the Dust Bowl once again made national news. A description of this coming storm was given by a farmer: "The storm causes a tremendous amount of mental and physical damage and suffering, some of the conditions were animals dying from dust in their lungs and people developing pneumonia from dust". A giant dust storm engulfed Oklahoma. These storms destroyed large areas of Great Plains farmland. The methods of combating the dust were as many and varied as the means of finding something to eat, anyone could eat, every possible crack was plugged, sheets were placed on the windows and blankets hung behind the doors. Often the places were so tightly plugged against dust that the houses became extremely hot and stuffy and they tied handkerchiefs over their noses and mouths. When they dared to leave, they added glasses to protect their eyes. The houses were tightly closed, the fabric was stuck in the cracks of the doors and windows, but fine silt still penetrated the houses. schools