How might a severe drought affect people who live in the great plain area of the united states?

It will affect them because the Great Plains don't have much source of food resources and having a drought can cause emigration and hunger dearh

No water= no crops can be grown
no crops/plants=no animals
no plants/animals= NO FOOD
no plants and animals= loose soil
loose soil= when theres a lot of wind, it can cause a sand storm
why loose soil? wellplants keeps together the soul, and the soil is hummus-rich. But when theres no dead organisms/plants to fertilize the soil, it gets dry and sand like. wind can move the "sand" which is sandstorms

The answer is cultural