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Mild Temps Today with a chance of showers this afternoon
We will see much calmer weather today. We do have a chance of showers this afternoon and we'll see increasing clouds for today with a high of 76. Then, we'll see clearing skies for tonight with a low of 58. We are nearing our day with the most daylight of the year. Today sunrise is 5:31 am and sunset is 8:25 pm.
7h ago
Storms roll through Fayette County on Wednesday night, leading to multiple Tornado Warnings
Storms rolled through Fayette County on Wednesday night, leading to Tornado Warnings for the northern half of the county for better than an hour. The northern half of the county saw the strongest storms roll through during that time, leading to multiple Tornado Warnings. Each warning was for a severe thunderstorm capa...
7h ago
Severe Storm Damage in Coles, Effingham Counties after Wednesday night storms
(Charleston, IL) -- Tornado damage is being reported in central Illinois. Mark Mayfield fills us in. Meanwhile, to the south in Effingham County, emergency officials said a tornado ripped through homes and farms for over ten miles, causing several injuries, none of them life-threatening. Thousands in the region have be...
7h ago
City of Vandalia gives update on Lake Siltation, some discussion on trying to deal with nuisance animals
The City of Vandalia gave an update on the Lake Siltation project. At Monday's Vandalia City Council meeting, Mayor Doug Knebel said the first cove they were going to work on will include 8 parcels of land. He says they have an agreement with 6 of the 8 at this time. He said one other is reviewing the matter and they...
7h ago
Social media platforms challenge Chicago tax; Pritzker confident in statewide plan
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and the city council have both discussed the above-expected revenues generated by the City's Social Media Amusement and Responsibility Tax this week. The city of Chicago faces an ongoing lawsuit over a tax ordinance on social media platforms that was imposed four months ago, but city offic...
7h ago
New department to oversee childcare background checks, billions in grants
The new state Department of Early Childhood is set to begin operating in full as of July 1. The department's allocations in the coming year's state budget totaled $4.42 billion, a 3.6% increase in state spend compared to the services the state taxpayer was paying under other agencies. In a hearing on the department's b...
7h ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for East Central Fayette Co until 10:30 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 1013 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Elmo, or 13 miles east of Vandalia, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and ...
13h ago
Tornado Warning in effect for NE Fayette Co until 9:15 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Wrights Corner, or 13 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving east at 60 mph. HAZ...
15h ago
Tornado Warning remains in effect until 9 pm for NW Fayette Co
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE COUNTY... At 835 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Ramsey, or 10 miles north of Vandalia, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT....
15h ago
Tornado Warning remains in effect for NW Fayette Co & SE Montgomery Co until 9 pm
.TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... At 825 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 6 miles northeast of Coffeen, or 10 miles east of Hillsboro, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornad...
15h ago
Tornado Warning in effect for NW Fayette Co & SE Montgomery Co until 9 pm
...TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN FAYETTE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS... At 816 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Schram City, or over Hillsboro, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size...
15h ago
Tornado Warning Issued for Northwestern Fayette County Until 9:00pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern Fayette County in south central Illinois... Southern Montgomery County in south central Illinois... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Hillsboro, moving eas...
15h ago
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for North Central Fayette Co until 8:15 pm
The National Weather Service in St Louis has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Fayette County in south central Illinois... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 749 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Wrights Corner, or 24 miles northeast of Vandalia, moving southeast at 50 mph. ...
16h ago
Updated Severe Weather Timing for the area
In the latest map from the National Weather Service in St. Louis, it shows severe weather arriving earlier than originally expected to our area. The map shows storms arriving in the 5 pm or 6 pm hours tonight for the area.
20h ago
Tornado Watch in effect until 10 pm
TORNADO WATCH 342 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ILC001-005-009-013-017-019-021-023-025-027-029-033-035-039-041- 045-049-051-053-057-061-067-075-079-083-101-105-107-109-113-115- 117-119-121-125-129-133-135-137-139-147-149-159-163-167-169-171- 173-179-183-189-180300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0342.260...
21h ago
