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Dangerous Heat in the Central and Southern U.S.; Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains

Dangerous, prolonged heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected over parts of the northern Plains into the upper Mississippi Valley Tuesday, with damaging winds and large hail as the primary threats. Heavy rainfall could lead to areas of flooding across the northern Plains, Upper Midwest, Southeast and Southwest. Read More >

Overview

Severe thunderstorms developed across central Kansas during the early evening hours and moved northeast into the area. Five EF-0 or EF-1 tornadoes were confirmed, with many other reports of large hail and damaging winds:

For more information on the tornadoes in south-central Kansas, including the EF-3 tornado that moved through Andover, see this page from NWS Wichita:

 

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