Watches and warnings round out the weekend

Posted on September 30, 2019

*A busy weather day in McLean county as tornado warnings were issued (WJBC file photo)*

By Katherine Murphy

BLOOMINGTON– Severe weather made it’s way through the Twin Cities and McLean County Sunday.

Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings along with a flash flood watch expired Sunday evening as the rain just kept falling.

A tornado was confirmed just north of Lincoln around 4:30 Sunday afternoon with radar indicating another possible tornado northeast of Atlanta.

Warnings were issued just after 5 p.m. for areas near Heyworth and LeRoy after a funnel cloud was reported in DeWitt County.

Several counties northwest of Bloomington were put under a flood watch as rainfall amounts averaged up to an inch in areas.

There were no reports of injuries Sunday evening.

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