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 >

Wayne Ruff
Senior Forecaster

NWS Employee Since: 1988

NWS Norman Employee Since: 1993

Education:
B.S. Mathematics, University of Oklahoma - 1985
M.S. Meteorology, University of Oklahoma - 1988

Previous NWS Offices/Experience:
WSO Rapid City, SD, 1988-89, Meteorologist Intern
WSFO Topeka, Kansas, 1989-90, Forecaster
WSFO Denver, Colorado, 1990-93, Forecaster
WSFO Norman, Oklahoma, 1993-95 as Risk Reduction Manager, after 1995 as Senior Forecaster

NWS Interests: PC applications manager, and LAN support.

Personal Interests: cycling, backpacking, photography, classical music, and youth leader and counselor.

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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.

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