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A tornado watch is in effect for much of central Illinois, with some counties under a tornado warning.
A tornado warning was issued for Sangamon and Menard counties. The warnings are set to expire at 3:15 p.m.
The following counties are under the watch: Bureau, Christian, Cumberland, Edgar, Fulton, Knox, Macon, McDonough, Morgan, Piatt, Schuyler, Tazewell, Woodford, Cass, Clark, DeWitt, Effingham, Henry, Livingston, Marshall, McLean, Moultrie, Putnam, Shelby, Vermilion, Champaign, Coles, Douglas, Ford, Iroquois, Logan, Mason, Peoria, Stark, and Warren.
As of 2:20 p.m., the watch is supposed to expire at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
Many of the same counties are also under a Hazardous Weather Outlook.
Those counties are:
Knox, Stark, Peoria, Marshall, Woodford, Fulton, Tazewell, McLean, Schuyler, Mason, Logan, DeWitt, Piatt, Champaign, Vermilion, Cass, Menard, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Christian, Macon, Moultrie, Douglas, Coles, Edgar, Shelby, Cumberland, Clark, Effingham, Jasper, Crawford, Clay, Richland, and Lawrence.
Central Illinois radar
What does the outlook say for Tuesday?
Scattered thunderstorms will continue to develop on Tuesday afternoon and generally shift east across central Illinois through the early evening, according to the National Weather Service.
Some of these storms could be strong to severe. The storms may be capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail over one inch, and isolated tornadoes.
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Are storms expected on Wednesday?
NWS is not predicting hazardous weather for Wednesday or the rest of the week.
(This story has been updated to include new information.)
Tom Ackerman covers breaking news and trending news along with general news for the Springfield State Journal-Register. He can be reached at tackerman@gannett.com.
