Damiansville, IL (KSDK) - The First Alert Weather Team has confirmed several tornadoes have been spotted on the ground in Illinois.
One touched down near Damiansville and is moving east at 25 miles per hour, headed toward New Minden and Centralia. Hail measured at 2.5 inches in diameter is also accompanying this storm.
Damiansville is around 37 miles east of St. Louis.
A tornado also touched down around 5:30 p.m. near Okawville moving east around 25 miles an hour. This storm is also producing golf ball sized hail.
A tractor-trailer was blown over on eastbound Interstate 64 at the Okawville exit. Two people were taken to a Washinton County, Illinois hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
A tractor-trailer was blown over on eastbound Interstate 64 at the Okawville exit. Two people were taken to a Washinton County, Illinois hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown.
The National Weather Service is reporting tornado damage has been reported near Okawville just north of 177 where a farm roof is damaged with shingles blown off. A roof has also been twisted off a metal sheds.
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