Tornado touches down in Illinois Sunday afternoon

KNOX COUNTY, Sick. – A twister touched down in Illinois on Sunday afternoon.

The Salem Division of Emergency Administration stated there have been funnel cloud sightings within the space of Hoots Chapel and Boone Avenue in Salem Township, Illinois simply earlier than 4 p.m. Sunday. The twister made floor contact in a discipline simply west of Salem.

The division stated it seems to have been “very weak chilly air funnels.” The division stated in a Fb submit that the photographs and movies despatched to them by residents make it appear that “when it lifted out of the sphere, it shaped a number of extra instances because it went over city, however by no means to [their] information made floor contact once more.”

The US Nationwide Climate Service Saint Louis Missouri will assessment the movies, in accordance with the division.

“It’s normally not obligatory for the Nationwide Climate Service to concern Twister Warnings for chilly air funnels since it’s so uncommon for them to make all of it the way in which to the bottom and turn into a twister. They’re additionally troublesome to detect on radar since they’re very weak. Spotter and public studies are important when chilly air funnels are within the space. ** The NWS will normally concern a Particular Climate Assertion when chilly air funnels have been reported. ** After all, a Twister Warning will nonetheless be issued whether it is felt {that a} funnel will contact down,” the Nationwide Climate Service stated.

Twister sirens weren’t activated as a result of by the point officers have been alerted to the sightings, the funnels have been not within the space.