Weather

The Unit 5 school district has canceled school for Monday, Jan. 26, because of expected frigid temperatures. Bloomington's District 87 will do an e-learning day.

With frigid temperatures for a second straight day, Ameren Illinois and Corn Belt Energy customers on Saturday were asked to reduce their non-essential use of electricity following an emergency warning by the regional grid operator MISO. Those conservation measures were lifted around 10 a.m. Saturday.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for McLean, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Fulton and Schuyler counties from 9 a.m. Saturday until midnight Sunday night.

The warning is in effect from 3 a.m. to noon Friday for McLean, Woodford, Tazewell, Peoria, Marshall, Stark and Knox counties.

Much of Central Illinois will be facing some extreme cold Thursday night into Friday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 25 to 30 degrees below zero are possible.

The National Weather Service confirmed three tornadoes in Central Illinois during a severe weather outbreak Sunday. There was damage in Pontiac and near Pekin and Decatur.

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

An updating list of weather-related cancellations in Bloomington-Normal. The area is under a winter storm warning until 8 p.m.

McLean County is under a winter weather advisory from 3 p.m. Thursday through 6 a.m. Friday. The hazardous conditions could impact the Thursday evening commute.

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.