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A Tornado Watch has been issued for several cities in the central US , lasting until about 8 p.m. on Sunday.
FOX59 reported that a band of thunderstorms is expected to move across Illinois to Indiana with damaging winds up to 60 to 70 miles per hour . Isolated tornadoes are possible for central Indiana and the Chicago area. A tornado watch indicates tornadoes are possible in the area, while a tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted on the weather radar.
If you see this sign on your door, alert the police to keep burglars at bay Dad makes friend dig own grave and kill himself after raping his daughter, six In Indiana, watches are in effect for multiple counties, including Bartholomew, Johnson, Shelby and Brown counties. Other affected counties include Boone, Carroll, Clay, Clinton, Davies, Fountain, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Knox, Lawrence, Marion, Martin, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Rush, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Vermillion, Vigo and Warren, reports the Mirror US . In Chicago, it's in place for the entire metropolitan area except DeKalb, LaSalle, Lake (IL) and McHenry counties.
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued Lake County, along with southeastern McHenry County and northwestern Cook County until 2:30 p.m., according to 5Chicago.
If you can't see the map, click here . Scott Lincoln, a meteorologist with the weather service office in Romeoville, Illinois, said: "This storm is knocking on the door of Chicago. "We want people to take these warnings seriously.
Even if there aren't any tornadoes, these strong winds can still cause severe damage." A severe weather warning has been issued for the central US on Sunday, potentially affecting at least 80 million residents and visitors. The storm is expected to move eastward by Monday.
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These storms could bring tornadoes, damaging hail, high winds, and flash flooding. Airline passengers have also been warned about possible flight cancellations or, "at the very least," delays as the storms approach airports..
