The Nation - News from July 7, 1986

Thunderstorms brought heavy rain to parts of the central section of the nation, prompting flood warnings, and temperatures ranged from record highs in the East to record lows in Florida and the Northwest. A flash flood watch was posted for northwestern Missouri after heavy showers and thunderstorms drenched parts of the lower Missouri Valley, particularly the Kansas City area. Up to six inches of rain fell in Leavenworth, Kan., and up to four inches fell at Leawood, Kan., and St. Joseph, Mo. Members of an Omaha family said their car was struck by lightning. “It was a burst of blue. It was weird,” said Dawn Paulson. She said that when the family got out of the car they found that all four tires had melted and gone flat.