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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 cold front dropping in from the northwest met up with the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy coming in from the southwest to cause widespread heavy rain. Wind shear in the low levels of the atmosphere near Cindy's circulation led to tornado development in central Kentucky.

Barn destroyed just north of Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site
Low-end EF1 damage to an old barn just north of Lincoln's Birthplace National Historic Site. Winds were about 90 mph.
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