A stretch of extreme heat will impact much of Kansas and Missouri beginning this weekend. The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning from noon Saturday through Wednesday night. Sign up for our Newsletters The Kansas City metro area is included in the warning.

An updated report was issued from the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 7:12 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 7:45 p.m. The alert is for Wyandotte, Platte, Clay and Jackson counties.

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Wednesday at 8:19 p.m. EDT for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. EDT for Kent, Ionia, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Kalamazoo and Calhoun counties.

As of 8:40 a.m., the National Weather Service canceled a flash flood warning for parts of Buchanan, Carroll, Clay, Jackson, Lafayette, Platte and Ray counties in Missouri and Johnson, Atchison and Leavenworth counties in Kansas.