National Weather Service

Bloomington-Normal has already seen over 14 inches of snow this month. An entire winter's worth of snow is around 20 inches.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of Central Illinois from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. The weather service said the Bloomington-Normal area could see 3 to 7 inches of new snow while the Peoria area is expected to get 3 to 5 inches, starting Saturday morning.

After receiving 4.5 inches of snow this past weekend, the National Weather Service says Bloomington-Normal will receive up to 4 more inches of snow Monday afternoon and evening.

The McLean County Emergency Management Agency [EMA] said the chance of field fires is reduced as most farm fields have been harvested and some are tilled.

A Facebook group providing frequent reports on weather events in Central Illinois has gained traction.

The storm which reached the Twin Cities shortly before 3 p.m. had wind gusts that reached 60 miles per hour, according to reports compiled by the National Weather Service.

Next year's budget proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, amplifies previous worries with potential cuts to several key programs and projects. WGLT talks to three Central Illinois experts about the possible consequences.

One location near Towanda reported over 4.5 inches of rain Tuesday during the afternoon and evening hours, according to storm reports from the National Weather Service.

While two of the tornadoes were southeast of Bloomington-Normal, the bulk of the twisters were in west-central Illinois. The strongest was an EF-2 reported northeast of Jacksonville in Morgan County.

With today officially marking the first day of summer, extreme heat and humidity are expected to sweep through Central Illinois and the Midwest.