Central Illinois under tornado watch until 8 pm

Galesburg and surrounding areas in Central Illinois are under a tornado watch until 8 pm According to the US National Weather Service the world is under an Enhanced Risk for extreme storms which might deliver hail, damaging winds and presumably spawn tornado exercise.

Counties included within the tornado watch are: Fulton, Henry, McDonough, Warren and Knox. Towns included within the tornado watch are Galesburg, Aledo, Macomb, Kewanee, Canton, Geneseo, and Monmouth.

The forecast into this night requires thunderstorms which might produce flooding, downpours, hail, damaging winds and an remoted tornado.

A tornado watch means circumstances are favorable for tornado growth. It doesn’t suggest there’s a tornado on the bottom.

A tornado warning is extreme and will imply a tornado is definitely on the bottom or indicated on radar (rotation). Take cowl if a tornado warning is issued.

This article initially appeared on Galesburg Register-Mail: Central Illinois under tornado watch until 8 pm