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Weekend Outlook

Monday Storm Damage Survey Results: 5 Tornadoes

River Flood Warnings Continue

Cooler temperatures will continue through Saturday before more seasonable temperatures return to the area on Sunday. There is a low chance (20-40%) for rain Friday and Sunday nights, but the daylight hours are expected to be dry.

After further surveying and inspecting storm reports, we found that five tornadoes occurred on Monday across the region including three EF-1 tornadoes, one EF-0 tornado, and one EF-Unknown tornado. The EF-Unknown tornado did not have any apparent damage for rating.

Localized flooding continues along the Kaskaskia River near Vandalia as it continues to fall from Moderate to Minor flooding later this evening. Widespread minor flooding continues along many other local rivers. Please visit water.noaa.gov/wfo/lsx for more specific river forecasts and impacts!