A multi-day swarm of severe thunderstorms and flooding rain is hammering parts of the central and eastern U.S. as an intensifying tropical storm is targeting Mexico as a hurricane. Meanwhile, forecasts of the strongest, most expansive heat wave of the year are coming into focus for late this week into next week.
You can find the latest complete forecasts here for both the severe weather and upcoming heat wave.
Here are the latest updates on this active weather pattern.
(08:05 a.m. EDT) A Record-Tying Wind Gust
Early this morning, a squall line of severe thunderstorms roared through central and southern Kansas. Wichita’s Eisenhower Airport recorded a wind gust of 101 mph, which tied the airport’s all-time record gust, according to the National Weather Service.
Trees and power lines were downed, and flooding was reported up to car doors in the Wichita metro. Below was the shelf cloud photographed as the line of severe storms rolled in.
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