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Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. Read More >

 

          May 27-31: A Violent Week Of Severe Weather        
Information and photos for specifc tornadoes within northeast Kansas
     
Other Notable Events in northeast Kansas
  • May 27: 5"+ of rain in northern Shawnee County
  • May 28: 4" diameter hail 6 miles NNE of Corning (Nemaha County)
  • May 28: 3.5" diameter hail 2 miles SE of Minneapolis (Ottawa County)
  • May 28: Widespread flash flooding in far northeast Kansas and Ottawa County
  • May 28: Measured 72 mph wind 3 miles E of Robinson (Brown County)
  • May 28: 6.41" of rain measured 4 miles WSW of Woodlawn (Nemaha County)
  • May 29: Numerous trees blown down in Culver (Ottawa County)
  • May 31: 2.25" hail during early morning Topeka hail storm
Other notable events across the region

 

May 27-31 Regional Preliminary Storm Reports May 27-31 Regional Warnings
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