A volatile weather system is poised to unleash severe thunderstorms across the central United States on Sunday, with the potential for tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. Roughly 170 million people from Illinois to eastern Texas and beyond could be affected over the next two days,

A series of severe storms triggered tornado warnings and tornado watches in much of central and northern Illinois on March 19, moving out of the area by late evening. The storms caused a smattering of power outages in northwest Indiana and widespread damage across the Chicagoland area.

The active weather pattern we’ve experienced throughout the month of March looks to continue into early April as another strong storm system is set to move

CARTERVILLE, Ill. (WSIL) — A tornado watch has been issued for the entire region until 11 p.m. The National Weather Service issued the tornado watch which includes all of southern Illinois, southeast Missouri, western Kentucky and northwest Tennessee. The watch also extends into Indiana and further north into Illinois and into Arkansas.

Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected tomorrow. The Storm Prediction Center has parts of Central Illinois like Jacksonville and Lincoln under a Slight Ris

Damage has been reported in Champaign County and several thousand people are without power in central Illinois

A deadly outbreak of nearly 150 tornadoes began two years ago on March 31, contributing to multiple billions of dollars in damage.

The National Weather Service issued an Emergency Alert for a tornado warning at 1:26 p.m. on Sunday, warning of severe thunderstorms, quarter-sized hail and potential flying debris.  “TAKE COVER NOW!