Sirens sounded in parts of McLean County on Wednesday afternoon as another spring storm system crashed through the area. At least one person was reported injured.
Trained weather spotters reported seeing tornadoes near Mackinaw (3:44 p.m.), west of Comlara Park (4 p.m.), and near Kappa (4:10 and 4:15 p.m.), according to preliminary storm reports to the National Weather Service. That’s all along the northwest edge of McLean County.
The driver of a semitrailer truck was injured when high winds overturned the truck on Interstate 39 north of Hudson, according to another preliminary storm report submitted by an emergency management official. The driver was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
Multiple rural communities sounded their sirens — some for funnel clouds and some for winds, according to the McLean County Emergency Management Agency.
You can see more storm reports on the National Weather Service website.
The National Weather Service has not yet confirmed any tornado touchdowns and any EF-Scale (a scale of intensity) for them. That usually comes later, after a storm has passed.
There were scattered power outages. Ameren Illinois reported around 2,500 customers in McLean County without power as of 6 p.m. That was down to just 143 customers without power by around 8 p.m.
A tornado watch was scheduled to be in effect until 9 p.m. in McLean County.
