The entire area, known as the eastern plains, was home to only 2% of the country's population in the late 1980s.
She returned to looking at the eastern plains, thinking, and waiting for the system to supply the answer.
"The farmers out on the eastern plains don't mind it at all."
On a clear day there are spectacular views out over the eastern plains of Montana.
They spread a deep blanket of ash and debris all over these eastern plains.
Lamar is the closest remaining "significant" town on Colorado's eastern plains.
It also has oil rigs and natural gas extraction in the eastern plains.
New neighborhoods were built along the coast and the southern and eastern plains.
The eastern plains adjacent to the coast are covered by farmlands.
The storm brought tornadoes and hail to the eastern Plains, killing two people.
