Wildfires in Yellowstone National Park burned and created exceptional destruction in the area . For multiple reasons , the catastrophic drought continued across the Upper Midwest and northern Great Plains states during 1989 , not officially ending until 1990 . Dry conditions continued during 1989 , affecting Iowa , Illinois , Missouri , eastern Nebraska , Kansas , and certain portions of Colorado . The drought also affected some parts of Canada
Wildfires
Yellowstone fires of 1988
1988–89 North American drought