A heat-busting forecast is on tap for late Wednesday, but so is the potential for severe weather across Michigan.

A flood watch has been issued for most of the area, excluding the Jersey Shore counties, from 3 p.m. today until 3 a.m. Thursday.

Kansas City metro faces record rainfall and flash floods, prompting water rescues. Warnings issued for mulitple areas of the metro, including Independence, Raytown, and Blue Springs.

Today’s forecast: Thunderstorms will become numerous in the late afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could have a brief severe wind gust. We are also looking at another burst of storms Saturday and then hot weather kicking in next week.

One man died and more than a dozen others were injured after getting struck by lightning at a New Jersey archery range, according to police. Lightning struck just after 7 p.m. at the Black Knight Bow Benders outdoor archery range on Perrineville Road in Jackson Township,

Another round of showers and thunderstorms moved across the Mid-Atlantic Tuesday after intense rain set off dangerous flash flooding from Virginia to New York on Monday, leaving at least two dead and prompting dozens of rescues as water overwhelmed roads and subways.

While Thursday could see clear weather, a risk of thunderstorms could also bring with it a chance for damaging winds and tornadoes to develop in parts of Massachusetts.

A disturbance near the Florida coast has a 30 percent chance of turning into a cyclone this week, says the National Hurricane Center.