Ninety years ago, the worst dust storm in American history blasted the Great Plains. The Dust Bowl had arrived.

On April 14, 1935, a wall of dust, hundreds of feet high, descended on farms and homes in the Great Plains. People drove as fast as they could to get away from the black clouds or covered their faces, ...

A study posted on the American Meteorological Society’s website found that tornadic activity in the Great Plains decreased ... said he’s sold thousands of storm shelters in his 33 years ...