Preliminary reports from the National Weather Service in Indianapolis show three possible tornadoes in Indiana on Friday, May 16. Here's a look at what happened. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Storms that swept across part of the Midwest and South killed least 27 people including 18 in Kentucky, where another 10 were hospitalized in critical condition, authorities said.

"A maturing central U.S. storm system is expected to produce another round of dangerous severe weather and instances of flash flooding today," the National Weather Service warned Monday. The forecast discussion added that "from a broader perspective," locally heavy rain was forecast to reach from the northern Plains to Texas.