At least three tornado touchdowns mentioned in McLean, adjoining counties
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Updated at 8:10 p.M.
The National Weather Service in Lincoln mentioned at 7:fifty five p.M. That tons of McLean, Livingston, Woodford and Tazewell counties and the northwest nook of Logan County remained under a flash flood warning. Remaining beneath a tornado watch become southern McLean County and northerly Livingston County,
Updated at 7:52 p.M.
The National Weather Service in Lincoln stated at 7:46 p.M. That part of northeastern McLean County, including the Colfax area, turned into beneath a severe thunderstorm warning. A flash flood caution had been issued for northwestern McLean County, southern Livingston County, an awful lot of Central Illinois, which includes McLean, DeWitt, Ford, Piatt and Macon counties.
Updated at 7:forty five p.M.
At approximately 6:4 5 p.M., the Normal Fire Department reported a potential twister over Normal, near Bloomington, shifting northeast at 20 mph.
Weather spotters showed the funnel cloud. The branch additionally stated flooded roadways and stranded vehicles. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. An extreme thunderstorm warning for Colfax region is till 8:15 p.M.
Updated at 5:45 p.M.
Severe weather moving via Central Illinois has produced several quick tornado touchdowns and a twister watch stays in effect for the Pantagraph location through 9 p.M. Chris Miller, the caution coordinator for the National Weather Service in Lincoln, advised human beings to continue monitoring the weather scenario and weather alert radios as energetic storms remain within the vicinity. He expects the excessive weather to transport out of Bloomington-Normal by means of 8 or 9 p.M.
As of 5:30 p.M., Miller stated there had been three showed twister touchdowns, all brief with no damage reported. One turned into in McLean County, 2 miles east-southeast of Gridley at 4:04 p.M. Two other touchdowns had been in Tazewell County: one at 1:45pmconsistent with Miller. “We haven’t had any wind harm reports as of yet … but we have a whole lot of reports of heavy rain and flash flooding,”
The extreme storms moved into Livingston County, triggering extra tornado warnings. The National Weather Service in Chicago said one-inch diameter hail in Chatsworth at 5:15 p.M. The Pontiac Fire Department tracked a storm starting in Gridley till it entered the Fairbury vicinity. The branch stated sirens had been not activated in Pontiac due to the fact tornadic activity did no longer threaten the Pontiac vicinity.
Updated at 5:05 p.M.
National Weather Service in Chicago issued a twister warning for southeast Livingston County. At 4:56 p.M., an extreme thunderstorm capable of generating a twister changed into located between Forrest and Fairbury, shifting east at 25 mph, consistent with the National Weather Service. In addition to a likely twister, ping-pong size hail is listed as a hazard.
Updated at4:38 p.M.
Tornado warning The National Weather Service at Lincoln issued a from4:18 to 4:45 p.M. For north significant McLean County. At 4:26 p.M., an excessive thunderstorm able to producing a twister became positioned carrier stated. A confirmed twister became positioned near Chenoa, 7 miles west of Fairbury, and moving east at 35 miles according to an hour at 4:27 p.M. People ought to take shelter. Damage to roofs, windows, automobiles and timber is likely.