Severe weather hit parts of central and southern Illinois Sunday

Posted on October 25, 2021
Tornadoes were reported Sunday near Jacksonville and Chester. (Photo McLean County Emergency Management Agency/Facebook)

By RFD Radio

BLOOMINGTON – An active weather pattern hit parts of central and southern Illinois on Sunday.

“Numerous reports of severe weather in the form of a few tornadoes as well as some wind damage and large hail,” said Freese-Notis meteorologist Dan Hicks.

“Locally heavy rainfall occurred across a large part of the Midwest. Here in Illinois, some rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches were fairly common, with a few lighter but also a few heavier amounts also reported,” Hicks said.

Tornadoes were reported Sunday near Jacksonville and Chester.

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