Parts of four states are under tornado watches as a front bearing severe thunderstorm moves across the central-eastern Midwest.
Tornado watches are in place for a swath of the Midwest as meteorologists track thunderstorms across the region capable of producing twisters, maps show.Watches are in effect across numerous counties in four states, with warnings being issued for individual locales as the threat of a twister appears imminent. The watches cover much of southern Illinois, a part of southwest Indiana, a portion of southeast Missouri and a small part of northwest Kentucky.
In the early hours of Tuesday morning, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing tornadoes and ping pong ball sized hail was tracked near Willisville, in Perry County, southwest Illinois. The NWS said damage to trees and properties was likely, while mobile homes could be 'damaged or destroyed.
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