Storms will descend on parts of the US this week, but they are not expected to provide relief from the drought anytime soon.
Strong weather will visit parts of Colorado, Nebraska, and Kansas this week.
Budding thunderstorms are expected to develop east of the Rocky Mountains and move further eastward.
AccuWeather Meteorologist Brett Rossio said the storms are likely to form over north-eastern Colorado, south-eastern Nebraska and north-western Kansas. The storms are expected to come with very large hail and wind gusts of up to 60 mph.
A few tornadoes are likely to form with the coming of the said storms.
Similar conditions will affect eastern Wyoming and north-western Kansas, with the threat of damaging wind, large hail, and a few tornadoes.
Rainfall will also come to the north-eastern region, covering New England.
However, the expected storms are not seen to bring relief anytime soon to US states suffering from persistent drought.
According to the US Drought Monitor, 62% of the country remained dry as of last week, affecting 22 million people.
This month, several areas only reported 33% of typical rainfall amount. Rainfall in New York City and Philadelphia remain 1.77 and 1.56 below normal, respectively.
Buffalo, New York registered 2.35 below normal rates and Boston was at the 2.38 level.
High pressure will resume in the region midweek and dry conditions will return towards the weekend.
