Storms rolled through the area on two different occasions last night. The first round hit Fayette County around 8:30 and moved through the area over the next hour. The storms, for the most part, seemed to be general thunderstorms—bringing some thunder and lightning, heavier rain and some wind—moving through the area. But, one individual–Carrie Nicole Brandeberry of Vandalia–shot a video near the Fayette County Courthouse that shows a suspicious looking cloud and the video was shared on social media. There was some question over whether the cloud was a funnel cloud or if it was a scud cloud. There was also a question over why there would have been no sirens at the moment—one reason would be there were no watches or warnings at the time and such a spotting would be very tough to determine at that point. Another round of storms came through the area around 11 pm, bringing heavier rains and storms again.
(((photo is screenshot of Carrie’s video)))
Meanwhile, The National Weather Service says at least one tornado has been spotted in Central Illinois. NWS officials say one tornado touched down yesterday evening in Crawford County, taking out powerlines south of Palestine. Funnel clouds were also reported yesterday evening in Cumberland County. Officials were not able to confirm that those clouds touched down.
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Amy Becker/djc
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