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Severe Weather and Flash Flooding Potential for the Center of the Nation

An upper level trough coinciding with surface frontal boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms from the Great Lakes region into the Ohio and Tennessee Valley's, central and southern Plains. Instances of flash flooding, damaging winds and large hail are possible. Meanwhile, increasing waves and rip currents for portions of the eastern seaboard this week as tropical Atlantic is active. Read More >

Multiple Tornadoes Observed Over Northeast Kansas

 

Multiple tornadoes, including one that lasted an hour and a half over Dickinson county, were observed last evening.

There has been damage to structures and homes, but no word on specifics just yet. Storm survey teams are planning to head out

in the morning to assess the damage. Stay tuned for a full report by this afternoon.

Tornado Track 1:  Observed briefly south of Minneapolis, KS

Tornado Track 2:  Observed, long track, large tornado. Ottawa/Dickinson Counties in KS. Estimated duration of nearly 90 minutes

Tornado Track 3:  Likely tornado damage between Dwight, KS and Alta Vista, KS

Tornado Track 4:  Observed tornado near intersection of K31 and K99 south of Eskridge.

 

Photo courtesy of Ruffin McDaniel from northwest of Chapman