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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

On the evening of April 13, 2022, a line of severe storms spawned multiple tornadoes as it moved east across central Kentucky.  In addition to tornadoes, strong straight-line winds from thunderstorms also caused damage across central Kentucky. 

 

** Preliminarily 9 total tornadoes have been confirmed.**  

 

The southern Jefferson County EF-1 tornado was updated on April 27, 2022. Additional NWS storm surveys extended the path length to 7.2 miles. 

 

 

Track map for the tornadoes of April 13, 2022
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