Lightning and heavy rain were part of severe weather that swept through Decatur on Monday night.Â
UPDATE 9:30 P.M. A severe storm system swept across Central Illinois on Monday evening, sending several counties into shelter mode.Â
The National Weather Service at Lincoln issued tornado warnings for several counties, including Macon, throughout the evening. It reported that a confirmed tornado was spotted at 6:15 p.m. near Mechanicsburg, 6:35 p.m. over Niantic and 6:42 p.m. near Harristown.
The extent of damage across the region was not immediately clear Monday night. A severe thunderstorm watch expired at 9 p.m.Â
Isolated thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday, Thursday afternoon and again from Saturday afternoon through Sunday, the weather service said. The risk of severe storms is low during this time, though lightning hazards exist.
Lightning and heavy rain were part of severe weather that swept through Decatur on Monday night.Â
UPDATE 9:30 P.M. A severe storm system swept across Central Illinois on Monday evening, sending several counties into shelter mode.Â
The National Weather Service at Lincoln issued tornado warnings for several counties, including Macon, throughout the evening. It reported that a confirmed tornado was spotted at 6:15 p.m. near Mechanicsburg, 6:35 p.m. over Niantic and 6:42 p.m. near Harristown.
The extent of damage across the region was not immediately clear Monday night. A severe thunderstorm watch expired at 9 p.m.Â
Isolated thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday, Thursday afternoon and again from Saturday afternoon through Sunday, the weather service said. The risk of severe storms is low during this time, though lightning hazards exist.
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DECATUR â Just when it appeared winter had packed its bags of nasty weather tricks and left, Mother Nature has decided to invite it back for a visit.
âThere could certainly be some flakes flying in the morning,â said Alex Erwin, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Lincoln.
âSnowfall could potentially be heavy at times tomorrow, but the reason the accumulations are so light is because the ground is going to be pretty warm,â Erwin said.
It would be the first snowfall on April 20 in Decatur since 1943, according to the National Weather Service.
While April snowfall seems unusual, Erwin said âItâs actually fairly common.â