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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

Strong to severe thunderstorms impacted southern Indiana and central Kentucky Friday night into early Saturday morning. A few short-lived tornadoes developed between 8pm and midnight EDT on the evening of the 18th.  

Track map for the tornadoes of March 18, 2022
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