Severe Thunderstorms, Excessive Rain and Heat Hazards

A Moderate Risk of severe thunderstorms (level 4 of 5) is in the outlook across portions of the Midwest today. Damaging winds, a few tornadoes and frequent lightning with heavy rainfall are in the forecast. Meanwhile, dangerous heat across the southern Plains into the Great Lakes, mid-Atlantic and Northeast will expand into Friday. Risk for wildfires for the central Rockies and Sacramento Valley. Read More >

Overview

Another round of strong to severe storms rolled across Eastern Kansas Friday night, May 18th. Some of the hardest hit spots were in Jefferson county, which experienced significant tree damage and some damage to structures as well. Widespread heavy rainfall over the week culminated in some of the area rivers flooding, some lingering into early the next week.