A large wedge tornado was spotted in Washburn, in Woodford and Marshall counties, Illinois, on Thursday afternoon.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Tornado Watch covering18 counties across central, east-central, north-central and northeast Illinois.
A tornado warning was issued until 5:45pm CDT for parts of central Illinois, including Lacon, Washburn and Toluca. The NWS warned of a damaging tornado, possible quarter-size hail, and urged residents to seek shelter immediately.
Amid that, the wedge tornado was spotted near Washburn.
Here’s a video of the large twister:
The NWS has called it a Potentially Destructive Situation (PDS). Radar data indicated that the tornado is moving northeast with a speed of around 40 miles per hour.
Here are two more videos of the scary twister observed this afternoon over Washburn.
