Tornado watch in effect until 10 pm Tuesday

A Tornado Warning has been issued for Franklin County, Hamilton and Jefferson Counties in IL until 9:45 p.m. “There is an enhanced risk for severe weather associated with this system”. Some areas are under a Tornado Watch.

Occasional showers will move through Tuesday ahead of a warm front.

Golf ball-sized hail fell near Edwardsville according to a BND reporter. Some could be strong to severe with the possibility for damaging winds and hail along with an isolated tornado.

The severe storms are most likely in the orange area from OH to Alabama.

Areas of dense fog are expected across east-central and northeast Kansas through sunrise Monday morning, with visibilities of less than a quarter-mile making driving hazardous in some areas, according to the weather service. Due to the tornado risk, make sure you have something to wake you up if there’s a warning for your location.

However, Wednesday looks like it will be the day to watch. This second line may not exit our eastern counties until 1 p.m. Wednesday.

The Perry County, MO.

– Significant damage and life-threatening storms likely. Trees and powerlines were also downed in the area. A batch of strong to severe storms will then spread into central IN later tonight with a final round sweeping the entire state by sunrise. Storms will not require sunlight energy to become severe.

Tornadoes touched down in the upper Midwest and northern Arkansas on Tuesday as a spring-like storm system posed a risk to 45 million people.

“It’s not going to be just one quick event”, he said. These trailers are filled with materials field crews need to help restore service.

Governor Rauner activated the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) to help local emergency responders following tornado touchdowns in several areas of IL late Tuesday.

She said the February tornado was a rarity in IL, but noted that the area had seen several January tornadoes in 2008.