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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 line of storms moved into southern Indiana and northern Kentucky on Sunday morning May 7, 2023. As the line of storms approached the Ohio River, several hook echoes developed on the leading edge and interacted with storm outflow to create brief spin-up tornadoes. Overall, six tornadoes occurred, 5 of which happened in a 10 to 15 minute span. Each tornado was only on the ground for 1 to 3 minutes before lifting.

Confirmed tornadoes - subject to change after damage survey is completed

Tornado #1 2 mi NNW of Georgetown, IN 8:42 AM EDT
Tornado #2 1 mi ESE of Georgetown, IN 8:46 AM EDT
Tornado #3 3 mi ENE of Floyds Knobs, IN (IU Southeast) 8:48 AM EDT
Tornado #4 Edwardsville, IN 8:52 AM EDT
Tornado #5 Southern Floyd Co, IN - Lake Dreamland, KY 8:57 AM EDT
Tornado #6 Shelbyville, KY 9:25 AM EDT

 

 

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