DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) – The National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for portions of central Illinois on Sunday as severe weather is expected through the afternoon.
The watch includes an area from I-55 east including Decatur, Champaign, Charleston, Effingham, Vandalia, and Taylorville. It expires at 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
Strong storms were expected through Illinois on Sunday. An earlier round of storms Sunday morning were not severe. The second round, for the afternoon, could include hail up to 2 inches in diameter, tornadoes, and high winds…