Live Breaking News & Updates on Marion county area

Severe weather was the big story on Friday as numerous Severe Thunderstorm Warnings and Tornado Warnings moved through the area. The first watch came down for portions of our area around 1 PM. There were several reports of damage in the Marion County Area around Salem as well as damage reported with trees down in the Clay County Area. The big severe weather story was to the north in Jasper and Crawford Counties where the National Weather Service out of Lincoln issued a Tornado Emergency for Crawford County and the City of Robinson. Damage was reported to the south campus of Lincoln Trail College at Gordon Junction as well as several houses sustaining significant damage. Just south of Fairfield on Illinois 45, Rural Fairfield Fire Crews and emergency personnel were called to a few accidents on US-45 near Willow Creek Venue as well as some downed trees in that area. The last warning for the area expired around 11:15 PM. More damage reports are expected to come from around the area throughout the day. After the storms, flooding will be the next situation encountered ad flood warnings have been issued for the Little Wabash and Wabash. According to the latest data from the weather service, moderate flooding is forecasted for the area. Finally, another chance of severe weather is possible for the entire area on Tuesday of next week. According to the Storm Prediction Center, A warm and unsettled weather pattern is likely to return to the area on Tuesday. With that, the storm prediction center has announced a slight risk of Severe Weather for Tuesday, saying some storms have the chance of being severe. Keep tuned to WFIW for the latest in severe weather information.

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