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Flash Flooding Likely into Tonight for Portions of Kansas and Missouri; Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Tropical Storm Krosa Forms Near the Marianas.

Flash flooding likely in northeast Kansas & Missouri into tonight. Widespread extreme heat will develop and persist across much of the Southeast this weekend & next week. Tropical Storm Krosa has formed and will continue to cause heavy rain across Guam & the CNMI through Saturday. Severe storms with flooding rains expected into tonight for portions of the Midwest. Read More >

Overview

A powerful supercell thunderstorm moved across portions of southwest Nebraska and northwest Kansas on Thursday evening, August 29th, 2019. The storm formed in Lincoln County, NE, moving south into Hayes County, NE before moving into Hitchcock County, NE. Straight line wind damage was reported near Palisade, NE. The storm continued across Red Willow County, NE, and Rawlins, Decatur, Norton, Sheridan, and Graham Counties in northwest Kansas. Significant damage was reported in Graham County and this was consistent with straight line winds as well. The storm also produced many reports of hail, high winds, and torrential rainfall. 

Thank you to NWS North Platte for conducting the storm survey in extreme northern Hitchcock County Nebraska. Thank you to the Graham County Sheriff's Department for leading the way for the storm survey in Graham County Kansas.

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