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A cold front will push across central Illinois tonight. Gusty south winds will prevail today ahead of the front. A line of showers and storms, a few possibly severe, will move across the area tonight and continue Friday.
A line of thunderstorms will move across portions of central Illinois tonight. A few strong or severe storms are possible with damaging wind gusts the primary hazard, mainly along and west of I-55.
28 tornadoes have been identified in the Lincoln NWS service area with a total of 42 tornadoes statewide (mainly north half of IL). Two tornadoes had a path length of at least 30 miles (Mason and McLean Counties). At least 11 tornadoes have impacted Tazewell County and 9 tornadoes have impacted McLean County.